Delay effect on cardiovascular regulation - a systems analysis approach

Delay effects on dynamic (especially nonlinear) systems are known to be complex and are subject of intensive studies. Among the wide range of applications involved, biomedical systems (and in particular cardiovascular regulation) impose the need for systemic stability analysis in respect with time delays. The current study addresses the stability problem in respect with multiple delays for a qualitative averaged model of cardiovascular regulation, focusing on deriving new insights on the role of time delays in generating stability or instability, and their possible physiological implications.