Table 2.
Symbols of the cardiovascular network.
| Rpam (Rpas) | Main (small) pulmonary arterial resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| Lpam (Lpas) | Main (small) pulmonary arterial inertance [mmHg·cm−3·s2] |
| Cpam (Cpas) | Main (small) pulmonary arterial compliance [mmHg−1·cm−3] |
| MPAP (SPAP) | Main (small) pulmonary arterial pressure [mmHg] |
| Rpar (Rpc) | Pulmonary arteriole (capillary) resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| Wedge | Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure [mmHg] |
| Cvp | Pulmonary venous compliance [mmHg−1·cm−3] |
| Rvp | Pulmonary venous resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| PVP | Pulmonary venous pressure [mmHg] |
| Rro (Rri) | Pulmonary (tricuspid) valve resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| SVP | Systemic veins pressure [mmHg] |
| CVS | Systemic veins compliance [mmHg−1·cm−3] |
| RVS | Systemic veins resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| RVvs | Resistor accounting viscous losses of the systemic veins wall [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| RSVC_I | First Superior vena cava resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| CSVC | Superior vena cava compliance [mmHg−1·cm−3] |
| LSVC | Superior vena cava inertance [mmHg·cm−3·s2] |
| RSVC_II | Second superior vena cava resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| SVCP | Superior vena cava pressure [mmHg] |
| LAP(RAP) | Left (right) atrial pressure [mmHg] |
| LVP(RVP) | Left (right) ventricular pressure [mmHg] |
| RAA | Ascending aorta resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| RVaa | Resistor accounting viscous losses of the ascending aorta wall [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| LAA | Ascending aorta inertance [mmHg·cm−3·s2] |
| CAA | Ascending aorta compliance [mmHg−1·cm−3] |
| AoP | Aortic Pressure [mmHg] |
| RDA | Descending aorta resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| RVda | Resistor accounting viscous losses of the descending aorta wall [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| LDA | Descending aorta inertance [mmHg·cm−3·s2] |
| CDA | Descending aorta compliance [mmHg−1·cm−3] |
| DPA | Descending aortic pressure [mmHg] |
| RCA | Carotid arteries resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| RA | Peripheral arteries resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| RVa | Resistor accounting viscous losses of the peripheral arteries wall [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| CA | Peripheral arteries compliance [mmHg−1·cm−3] |
| PA | Peripheral arteries pressure [mmHg] |
| RIVC, RIVC_I, RIVC_II | Inferior vena cava resistances [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| LIVC | Inferior vena cava inertance [mmHg·cm−3·s2] |
| CIVC | Inferior vena cava compliance [mmHg−1·cm−3] |
| Pt | Mean intrathoracic pressure [mmHg] |
| ela (era) | Left (right) atrial elastance [mmHg/mL] |
| elv (erv) | Left (right) ventricular elastance [mmHg/mL] |
| eAspt (eVspt) | Inter-atrial (-ventricular) septal elastance [mmHg/mL] |
| Qartery (Qvenous) | Coronary arterial (venous) flow [mL/s] |
| RoCANN (RiCANN) | RVAD output (input) cannula resistance [mmHg·cm−3·s] |
| LoCANN (LiCANN) | RVAD output (input) cannula inertance [mmHg·cm−3·s2] |
| CoCANN (CiCANN) | RVAD output (input) cannula compliance [mmHg−1·cm−3] |
| Qli (Qlo) | Left ventricular input (output) flow [mL/s] |
| Qri (Qro) | Right ventricular input (output) flow [mL/s] |
| Qlia (Qria) | Left (right) atrial input flow [mL/s] |