A Closed-Loop Lumped Parameter Computational Model for Human Cardiovascular System

For purpose of a better understanding of the behavior of the global hemodynamic interactions, a closed-loop lumped parameter computational model was developed for the human cardiovascular system with a detailed compartmental description of the heart and the main vascular circulations. Construction of the model was implemented based on a phenomenological characterization of hemodynamics using an electrical analog method and solution of the governing differential equations of the model was carried out by use of a fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. Most of the hemodynamic parameters predicted by the present model were either consonant with the clinical measurements or within reasonable physiological ranges. Furthermore, the present model was applied to predict the clinical cardiac hemodynamic characteristics observed in patients with heart abnormalities. Reasonable agreements between predictions and measurements indicate that the present computational model can serve as a useful assistant tool for computer-aided diagnosis and surgical treatment, as well as posttreatment prediction.