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. 2021 Apr 29;130(6):1983–2001. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00727.2020

Table B1.

Compartment parameters and their associated values (range for the sensitivity analysis: means ± 1.64 standard deviations)

Compartments
Name Symbol Means SD
Anatomical length 1 (Ascending aorta) lv1, cm 10.0 0.5
Anatomical length 2 (Brachiocephalic arteries) lv2, cm 4.5 0.5
Anatomical length 3 (Upper body arteries) lv3, cm 20.0 1.0
Anatomical length 4 (Upper body veins) lv4, cm 20.0 1.0
Anatomical length 5 (Superior vena cava) lv5, cm 14.5 0.5
Anatomical length 6 (Thoracic aorta) lv6, cm 16.0 0.8
Anatomical length 7 (Abdominal aorta) lv7, cm 14.5 0.5
Anatomical length 8 (Renal arteries) lv8, cm 0.0 0.0
Anatomical length 9 (Renal veins) lv9, cm 0.0 0.0
Anatomical length 10 (Splanchnic arteries) lv10, cm 5.0 0.5
Anatomical length 11 (Splanchnic veins) lv11, cm 5.0 0.5
Anatomical length 12 (Leg arteries) lv12, cm 106.0 6.0
Anatomical length 13 (Leg veins) lv13, cm 106.0 6.0
Anatomical length 14 (Abdominal veins) lv14, cm 14.5 1.5
Anatomical length 15 (Thoracic IVC) lv15, cm 6.0 0.5
Compliance 1 (Ascending aorta) C1, mL/mmHg 0.28 0.04
Compliance 2 (Brachiocephalic arteries) C2, mL/mmHg 0.13 0.02
Compliance 3 (Upper body arteries) C3, mL/mmHg 0.20 0.10
Compliance 4 (Upper body veins) C4, mL/mmHg 7.00 2.00
Compliance 5 (Superior vena cava) C5, mL/mmHg 1.30 0.10
Compliance 6 (Thoracic aorta) C6, mL/mmHg 0.10 0.03
Compliance 7 (Abdominal aorta) C7, mL/mmHg 0.10 0.01
Compliance 8 (Renal arteries) C8, mL/mmHg 0.21 0.05
Compliance 9 (Renal veins) C9, mL/mmHg 5.00 1.00
Compliance 10 (Splanchnic arteries) C10, mL/mmHg 0.20 0.10
Compliance 11 (Splanchnic veins) C11, mL/mmHg 60.00 7.50
Compliance 12 (Leg arteries) C12, mL/mmHg 0.20 0.10
Compliance 13 (Leg veins) C13, mL/mmHg 20.00 3.00
Compliance 14 (Abdominal veins) C14, mL/mmHg 1.30 0.10
Capacitance 15 (Thoracic IVC) C15, mL/mmHg 0.50 0.10
Resistance 1 (Ascending aorta) R1, PRU 0.007 0.002
Resistance 2 (Brachiocephalic arteries) R2, PRU 0.003 0.001
Resistance 3 (Upper body arteries) R3, PRU 0.014 0.004
Resistance 4 (Upper body veins) R4, PRU 0.110 0.050
Resistance 5 (Superior vena cava) R5, PRU 0.028 0.014
Resistance 6 (Thoracic aorta) R6, PRU 0.011 0.002
Resistance 7 (Abdominal aorta) R7, PRU 0.010 0.003
Resistance 8 (Renal arteries) R8, PRU 0.100 0.050
Resistance 9 (Renal veins) R9, PRU 0.110 0.050
Resistance 10 (Splanchnic arteries) R10, PRU 0.070 0.040
Resistance 11 (Splanchnic veins) R11, PRU 0.070 0.040
Resistance 12 (Leg Arteries) R12, PRU 0.090 0.050
Resistance 13 (Leg veins) R13, PRU 0.100 0.050
Resistance 14 (Abdominal veins) R14, PRU 0.019 0.007
Resistance 15 (Thoracic IVC) R15, PRU 0.008 0.003

PRU, peripheral resistance units (mmHg·min·mL−1). Values taken from Refs. 27, 29.