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. 2022 Mar 15;13(5):764–782. doi: 10.1007/s13239-022-00610-w

Table 1.

Meaning of subscripts of compliances C [mL mmHg−1], resistances R [mmHg s mL−1], inertances L [mmHg mL s−2] and diodes D [−] in the body circulation found in Fig. 3. The variable compliances account for changes of left and right ventricular volumes Vlv and Vrv, respectively.

Subscript Meaning
sa Systemic arteries
sv Systemic veins
sp Systemic peripheries
pa Pulmonary arteries
pv Pulmonary veins
pp Pulmonary peripheries
ao Aortic valve
mi Mitral valve
pu Pulmonary valve
tr Tricuspid valve
ra Right atrium
la Left atrium