Table 2.
Typical model parameters. The pathological case is in square brackets.
Parameter | Value | Physiological Meaning |
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mmHg s/mL | Aortic valve resistance | |
mmHg s/mL | Mitral valve resistance | |
mmHg s/mL | Systemic vascular resistance | |
mmHg s/mL | Characteristic resistance | |
Total pump resistance | ||
ml/mmHg | Left atrial compliance | |
ml/mmHg | Systemic compliance | |
ml/mmHg | Aortic compliance | |
mmHg·s2/mL | Inertance of blood in aorta | |
mmHg·s2/mL | Total pump inertance | |
kpa | Maximum sarcomere active tension | |
kpa | Maximum sarcomere active elastance | |
kpa | Model parameter for a passive tension | |
kpa [40 kpa] | Model parameter for a passive tension | |
s−1, 10 m−1 | Damping parameters in sarcomere | |
s−1 | Sarcomere microscale oscillation frequency | |
m·s−2 kpa−1, m·s−2 | Active and passive force parameters | |
mL−2 | Length-tension parameter | |
parameter | ||
mL [144 mL] | Volume parameter | |
kpa−1, 0 (s·mL)−1 | MEF parameters |