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Human Cardiovascular Model and Applications

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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) can be known as a class of diseases which affect different parts of the cardiovascular system such as the heart or blood vessels. Hemodynamic signals are an important tool used by doctors to diagnose the type of CVD occurred in a patient. Diagnosing the correct type of CVD in a patient early will allow the patient to have the suitable medical treatment. Some examples of CVDs include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and peripheral arterial disease. A human cardiovascular model is developed in order to simulate different hemodynamic signals of the cardiovascular system. The hemodynamic signals include the blood pressures, flow rates and volumes in various part of the cardiovascular system. This paper presents a model which is able to simulate hemodynamic signals and they are able to represent the human arterial blood pressure accurately. Hence this model can also be used to simulate hypertensive patients in order to design control systems for regulation of blood pressure. Signal verification has been performed and the stability of the model is being investigated. Applications of the human cardiovascular model are also presented.

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  1. Department of Electronics & Computer Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Clementi, Singapore, 599489

    K. Y. Zhu, Alvin Ang, Rajendra Acharya U. & C. M. Lim

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Zhu, K.Y., Ang, A., Acharya U., R. et al. Human Cardiovascular Model and Applications. J Med Syst 35, 885–894 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-010-9504-1

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