Title :
Simulation of cardiovascular system with ECP device
Author :
Ying, Kui ; Bai, Jing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A model of the human cardiovascular system incorporating a cardio-assisting device, namely, an external counter pulsation (ECP) device, has been developed for the purpose of studying the effects of ECP. The models of right heart, left atrium, pulmonary circulation, and all valves in the heart have been added into the previous model developed at Drexel University to make it a more realistic model and predict the effects of ECP with the combined indicators. The mechanism of vessel wall collapse caused by external pressure has been considered. This model can simulate various modes of ECP
Keywords :
cardiology; haemodynamics; physiological models; prosthetics; Drexel University; cardio-assisting device; cardiovascular system simulation; external counter pulsation device; heart valves; human cardiovascular system model; left atrium; pulmonary circulation; right heart; vessel wall collapse; Acceleration; Business continuity; Cardiology; Cardiovascular system; Costs; Hidden Markov models; Mathematical analysis; Predictive models; Stress; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95731
