Table 4 Parameter values used in our model of the cardiovascular system with pulmonary arterial hypertension
From: A dynamical model for heart remodeling during the two phases of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Left circuit | Right circuit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Development rate | \(\overline {\alpha }_{\mathrm {l}}\) ≈ | 9.75·10−5 | \(\overline {\alpha }_{\mathrm {r}}\) = | 2·10−5 | mmHg.s/ml |
Atrophy rate | α l ≈ | 3.9·10−6 | α r = | 8·10−7 | mmHg.s/ml |
Elastance coupling parameter | Γ l= | 9·10−4 | Γ r = | 9·10−4 | ml-1 |
Backflow resistance limit | \(R_{\mathrm {l}}^{*}\) ≈ | 2.93 | \(R_{\mathrm {r}}^{*}\) = | 0.6 | mmHg.s/ml |
Circuit resistance * | R s= | 1.0 | R p = | 0.1 | mmHg.s/ml |
Ideal cardiac output * | \(Q_{\text {il}}^{*}\) = | 168.75 | \(Q_{\text {ir}}^{*}\) = | 150 | ml/s |
Increase rate of pulmonary resistance | Δ R p = | 2.76·10−9 | mmHg/ml | ||
Damage rate | σ l= | 4·10−9 | σ r = | 4·10−9 | Hz |
Damage threshold | \(\underline {\varepsilon }_{\mathrm {l}}\) = | 10−3 | \(\underline {\varepsilon }_{\mathrm {r}}\) = | 10−3 | — |