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Global Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics.
ISSN 0973-1768 Volume 15, Number 1 (2019), pp. 41-54
© Research India Publications
http://www.ripublication.com/gjpam.htm
Mathematical Modelling for Cardiovascular System,
Using Arterial Tree and Lumped Parameter Models
Mr. M.V. Surseh1, Dr. P.Sekar2
1Research Scholar, SPIHER, Avadi, Chennai-600 054, India.
2Dean, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM University, Ramapuram, Chennai, India.
Abstract
The cardiovascular framework is described by complex communications
between different control systems and physiological procedures. Diverse
methodologies are utilized to give better diagnostics and physiological under-
standing, heart prosthesis and medicinal arranging. The scientific portrayal
and displaying of the human cardiovascular framework assumes these days a
critical job in the understanding of the beginning and create mint of
cardiovascular issue by giving computer based reproduction of dynamic
procedures in this framework. This paper expects to give a review on lumped
parameter models that have been created by numerous scientists everywhere
throughout the world, to mimic the blood stream in foundational supply
routes. Looking over different references we make a survey of various ways to
deal with blood vessel tree demonstrating and examine on the uses of such
models.
Keywords: Fluid Dynamics; Mathematical Modelling; Cardiovascular
System; Arterial Tree; Lumped Parameter Models
1. INTRODUCTION
The fundamental drivers of passings in mechanical nations are vehicle diovascular
maladies. Likewise, it is in the most productive age in which the general population
are influenced by such disfacilitates. The cardiovascular framework (CVS) fills in as a
moving vehicle for the supplements, gases and waste to and from the cells, and also
for the warmth through blood convection. It comprises of heart (with its four
chambers and four valves); fundamental dissemination (veins in the body); aspiratory
course (veins in the lungs); anxious and biochemical controllers (which modify the
vessels' parameters with the end goal to direct the blood stream rate and weight in the
42 Mr. M.V. Surseh, Dr. P.Sekar
organs as per the real interest). In this framework different organs or instruments, for
example, kidneys, endocrine and sensory systems, breath, digestion, physical
exercise, and so forth, may impact too. These components demonstration in different
time interims. Despite the fact that most of the exploration with respect to the
physiological frameworks depends on trials on creatures, these have their
impediments. Understanding the intricate cooperation’s and physiological elements of
the CVS isn't simple, yet the utilization of modern innovation is a useful device for
this. Late advancement in imaging innovation, and in addition all the more amazing
and more affordable PCs, has open more prominent potential outcomes for growing
more modern demonstrating techniques for CVS. A superior understanding can be
accomplished by an organized investigation of the models which depict this
framework, organizing the learning and the trial perceptions in worldly and spatial
request. Besides, a computer based reproduction of dynamic procedures in the CVS
could be connected in various undertakings.
This paper portrays a few classifications and strategies for displaying the CVS,
expecting to exhibit an audit of contrast ent dimensions of demonstrating. At last, the
application fields of the explored methodologies are talked about and their focal
points and disservices.
The stream of blood in the CVS obeys to the conservation laws portrayed by their
particular conditions. The portrayal of dynamical models, some portion of whom is
the CVS, is normally done by an arrangement of differential conditions. Contingent
upon the extent of its utilization and the exactness re-quested by the model, the
correct measurements are chosen, from zero-to three-dimensional. The measure of
information given about the inward condition of the framework distinguishes three
sorts of numerical displaying techniques:
(i) White box technique portrays the interior structure of the framework and the
qualities of change from contributions to yields. In this technique every one of
the parameters and factors of the framework are resolved and additionally
their relationship. A genuine restriction of this strategy is the gigantic measure
of procedures and collaborations that assume a job in the body.
(ii) Black box strategy considers just the change scorch acteristics, which implies
just the relationship between the information and yield of a framework,
without expert viding any more profound data in regards to the inward
structure. An impediment of this technique is its straightforwardness and the
way that they ignore the nonlinearities and particular unsettling influences.
(iii) Gray box technique, which consolidates the two previously mentioned
strategies, utilizes the information on the internal structure of the framework to
characterize the inner structure of the model.
The CVS can be viewed as a wide pressure driven system under the activity of a
pulsatile siphon. Diverse conduct can be seen at different areas of the shut circle. The
0D models (named lumped parameter models) consider as uniform the dispersion of
principal factors (weight, volume and stream rate) in each and every compartment
Mathematical Modelling for Cardiovascular System, Using Arterial Tree… 43
(organ, vein, and so forth.) of the model, in each snapshot of time. The models of
higher measurements represent the spatial variety of these parameters, as showed in
Figure 1.
The 0D models that speak to the principle parts of the framework, (vasculature
compartments and the heart with its valves), are proper for the investigation of
worldwide distribution of the weight, stream rate and blood volume, for particular
physiological conditions. The spatial circulation of the parameters can be
approximated by setting up the alleged multi-compartments models, each
compartment of which should be homogenous and de-scribed by a lumped parameter
display.
The 1D model, where the wave transports impact is effortlessly spoken to, portray the
variety of the speed of move through the length of the vein. The 2D models are
suitable to utilize when the outspread changes of the stream speed in a cylinder with
pivotal symmetry are re-quested. The utilization of 3D models is required for the
unpredictable portrayal of the blood stream in bifurcations of the vessels, through
heart valves, inside ventricles, and so on. The 1D, 2D and 3D (circulated parameter
models) and lumped models of the venous framework are not researched in this audit.
Table 1 thinks about a portion of the uses of various sorts of models.
Figure 1. Schematic representation of decoupling by segmental dimension reduction.
Table 1. Comparison of modeling techniques for the study of cardiovascular
dynamics.
The model The application
Distributed
parameters
3D Study of the local flow in 3-dimensional areas.
2D Study of local flow in vessels with axial symmetry.
1D Pulsed wave reflection effect in systemic circulation.
Lumped
parameters
0D Cardiovascular dynamics in the whole CVS.
Pressure & flow changes in local areas of circulation.
44 Mr. M.V. Surseh, Dr. P.Sekar
2. DISCUSSIONS
Models are a useful apparatus to comprehend the usefulness of a genuine framework
by improving it. The demonstrating strategies and their item ought to dependably be
assessed by their applications. The two most imperative applications of the
physiological procedures reproduction are: the plan of new therapeutic gadgets and,
gathering more data about the perplexing working of these frameworks with
numerous factors. A superior comprehension of CVS leads toward more compelling
and more affordable medicinal treatment. On the opposite side, the reproduction of
the CVS may fill in as a testing and train-ing stage for the prescription understudies
and their effect in decreasing the tests on creatures is noteworthy.
The simple incorporation of the regular enhancements to a current model is another
imperative viewpoint. Of a similar significance is the model approval, which
comprises in assessing the exactness of the suspicions through comparison of trial
information with those reenacted.
In 0D models that mimic the worldwide hemodynamics of the CVS, is connected the
similarity between the blood stream in the foundational corridors and the flow in an
electric circuit. The similarity begins at the left ventricle where the circulatory strain
differs from a low (about zero) to a high (roughly 120 mmHg), at that point proceeds
into the aorta and into the fundamental supply routes, where the weight variety is
altogether lower on account of the versatility of the substantial foundational conduits.
The inclination of the circulatory strain in blood vessel tree drives the blood against
the hydraulic impedance like the slope of the voltage in an electric circuit pushes the
flow against the electric impedance. The aggregate misfortune because of grinding,
the capacitance of the vessels because of their versatility and the inactivity of blood
speak to the water powered impedance like the electric impedance is spoken to by the
capacitance, opposition and inductance of the circuit. The stream of blood is portrayed
by the condition of coherence for the mass protection, by the Poiseuille's law for the
enduring stream and by the Navier-Stokes condition for the non-relentless state. Ana-
consistently, the current in a circuit is portrayed by Kir-chhoff's laws, Ohm's law and
the line transmission condition for the voltage-current connection for high
frequencies. Subsequently, as appeared in Table 2, the erosion because of consistency,
the inactivity of the stream, the capacitance of the vessel, the pulse and the stream
rate, can be respectively depicted by the opposition R, inductance L, capacitance C,
voltage and the flow in an electric circuit. As outcome the strategies utilized for the
investigation of these circuits can be utilized to dissect the cardiovascular elements as
well. The demonstrated that 0D models depict the vessel with an arrangement of two
normal differential conditions (Eq.1) for every compartment, (which speak to the
mass and force preservation), included by one logarithmic balance condition (which
relates the volume of the compartment with the weight in it).
Mathematical Modelling for Cardiovascular System, Using Arterial Tree… 45
Table 2. The quantities which characterize the fluid dynamics and their electrical
analogues.
Fluid dynamics Physiology. variables Electrical analogue
Pressure P[Pa = J/m3] Blood press. [mmHg] Voltage U [V = J/C]
Flow rate Q[m3/s] Blood flow rate [L/s] Current I [A = C/s]
Volume V[m3] Blood volume [L] Charge q [C]
Viscosity η Bl. Res.
4
8
rNlR
Electrical resistance R
Elastic coefficient Vessel’s wall comply. Capacitor’s Capac. C
Inertance Blood inertia Inductor’s inertance L
Poiseuille’s law: Q=
lrP
RP
8
4
Ohm’s law: I =
RU
outinoutout
outinin
QQQRdt
dPL
QQdt
dPC
..
.
(1)
The models of the blood vessel tree, in which the left ventricle and the correct
chamber speak to the limit conditions, have advanced by ending up more perplexing
with the expansion of components that depict particular physiological or physical
wonders. An impressive number of 0D models are produced to mimic the blood
vessel framework, beginning with the basic Windkessel (WK) models that think about
the veins as stores in zero weight and the entire blood vessel arrange as a solitary
capacitor in parallel with a solitary resistor. A critical point of reference in this
improvement was Guyton's far reaching model which particularly portrays the larger
part of blood vessel bifurcations and in addition some hormonal control components.
The 0D models can be sorted as single compartment models and multi-compartments
models.
Single-Compartment Models
There are various models of the CVS that have been broadly examined as of late. It is
an arrangement of mathematical conditions between a portion of the factors of the
framework, basically blood weights and streams that portray these models. These
factors interrelate by an arrangement of dad rameters (blood consistency, vessel
breadth, vessel divider flexibility, and so forth.) which are troublesome or even
46 Mr. M.V. Surseh, Dr. P.Sekar
difficult to be specifically estimated. A normal esteem sensibly fitted to the trial
information is by and large given to the different parameters.
The first to begin the worldwide powerful demonstrating of the CVS. From that point
forward, scientific model-ing has turned into an essential for hemodynamics analysis,
couple with the test approach. The entire blood vessel organize is depicted by a
solitary combination resistor-inductor-capacitor (RLC). The first to advance such
model, named Wind-kessel, recommending that the weight varieties are identified
with the substantial conduits versatility. This hypothesis was quantitatively figured
later, who de-scribed the hemodynamics of blood vessel arrange regarding
consistence and opposition.
Fank's model (Figure 2(a)) includes a capacitor C (which depicts the vault properties
of substantial arteries) associated in parallel with a resistor (which portrays the
dissipative idea of fringe vessels). This 2-element WK, which portrays the weight rot
in aorta amid diastole, is still being used today to assess the aggregate blood vessel
limit when the aortic weight and fringe opposition are known. This model disregards
the veins, which are portrayed as zero weight far fields.
The consistence of the vast corridors goes about as the WK (air port). The protection
from blood stream in the fundamental blood vessel arranges is for the most part found
in the opposition vessels: the littlest corridors and the arterioles. It isn't conceivable
the strict division of agreeable (channel) conduits and obstruction vessels. This is on
the grounds that resistive vessels have some consistence too and, vast, consistent
supply routes have little resistive properties.
The 2-component WK demonstrate demonstrates the essential effect in the heap on
the core of both: add up to blood vessel consistence and also fringe obstruction (the
opposition of the en-tire foundational vascular bed). As this model portrays the entire
blood vessel tree, as far as a weight stream connection at its passage by two
parameters that have physiological importance, it isn't conceivable to think about
marvels, for example, wave travel and wave reflections, which happen inside this
system. Despite the fact that this model can't de-copyist the high recurrence segments
that are related with the impressions of the weight in the blood vessel arrange, it
speaks to great the after load on the heart. Then again, it clarifies aortic weight rot in
diastole, however fells short in systole. Subsequently trademark impedance was
presented as a third component of the WK display.
The demonstrated the quantitative discrepancies between the weight estimated in
systole and the one anticipated by the 2-component WK, yet he didn't clarify the
reason for this.
Mathematical Modelling for Cardiovascular System, Using Arterial Tree… 47
Figure 2. (a) 2-element WK model; (b) 3-element WK ; (c) 3-element WK
The advancements towards all the more incredible processing capacities together with
the handy estimation of aortic stream made conceivable the count of the information
impedance. It was discovered that the info impedance modulus at higher frequencies
was equivalent to the trademark impedance of the proximal aorta. This prompted the
expansion of aortic trademark impedance to the 2-component WK.
The alleged Westkessel show was produced, who embedded an extra resistor ZC
(Figure 2(b)), which speaks to the aortic characteristic impedance of the blood vessel
tree. Trademark impedance interfaces this 3-component WK and wave parts of the
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blood vessel framework, depicted in, to transmission marvels. The aggregate
obstruction gives the aggregate opposition of the foundational vascular system in the
previously mentioned R-C demonstrates, while the capacitor C gives the storehouse
properties of the blood vessel arrange because of the blood vessels' versatility. The
trademark impedance is rep-disdained as a resistor (since it has indistinguishable
measurements from a resistor), yet it ought to be underscored that it's anything but an
opposition and ought to be translated regarding oscillatory wonders.
By investigating the stream and the aortic weight amid diastole, when the 2-
component and 3-component WK act comparably, The demonstrated that the
expansion of the trademark impedance to the 2-component WK is necessary to
portray stream and weight all through the whole heart cycle.
In vivo ponders have demonstrated that in spite of its straightforwardness, this 3-
component WK display fundamentally enhanced the reproduction of the high
recurrence parts by predicting precisely the systolic and diastolic aortic pres-beyond
any doubt, the siphoned blood volume by the left ventricle and stroke work. Despite
the fact that this model is to a great extent utilized in CVS recreations, similar
investigations have demonstrated that it doesn't give a reasonable waveform of aortic
weight and belittles the mean blood vessel weight and the maxi-mal aortic stream rate.
Another arrangement of the Westkessel display is developed. This portrays the blood
vessel includes by putting a little resistor ZC in arrangement to the capacitor C. The
components ZC and C associated in such way, portray the elasto-thick highlights of
the vessel's dividers, contrasting from the arrangement presented, referred to above,
where the ZC depicts the wave reflection amid the stream. Despite the fact that these
two 3-component WK models are proportionate in a specific dimension, regardless it
remains the exchange of the need of wave reflection against the elasto-thick properties
of the vessel dividers in the blood vessel qualities.
With the end goal to build the model's exactness in depicting the impedance of the
veins and diminishing the errors in the low frequencies go, included an inductive
component L (Figure 3(a)) which de-copyists the inertial impact of the blood stream,
presenting so the 4-component WK. This fourth component speaks to the aggregate
blood vessel inertance (the entirety of all inertances in the blood vessel portions). The
utilization of aggregate blood vessel inertance amends the conduct of the information
impedance in low frequencies where the 3-component WK is off base.
Another design (Figure 3(b)) with the inductive component is contemplated. This
arrangement inertance influences the blood vessel input impedance just at high
frequencies and not at low frequencies.
Mathematical Modelling for Cardiovascular System, Using Arterial Tree… 49
Figure 3. (a) 4-element WK ; (b) 4-element WK
Figure 4 plots the deliberate aortic info impedance together with the impedances
anticipated by the 2-, 3-and 4-component WK models. The 2-component WK plainly
misses the mark, particularly in the high frequencies extend. The 3-component WK is
less exact at low frequencies. The more components are included a model; more
troublesome it moves toward becoming to distinguish its parameters. The expansion
of a solitary component in the 4-component WK presents substantially more
challenges than in the 2-and 3-component WK.
Figure 4, Comparison of measured and predicted input impedances.
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With the reason to additionally enhance the foundational vessels tree models, have
included different resistive and inductive components (Figure 5) to reproduce the
impedance of the laminar stream (the sleeve impact), yet this model isn't additionally
investigated by different specialists as a result of its high multifaceted nature.
Figure 5. Electrical circuit representing the laminar oscillatory flow impedance in a
straight circular tube. The corrective network, enclosed by broken lines, accounts for
the sleeve effect.
The previously mentioned models portray fundamentally the attributes of the stream
and weight in aorta and in the courses where the weight beats in the venous side are
not noteworthy. Be that as it may, on account of the coronary and aspiratory course,
the beats of the weight in veins assume a critical job. Hence forth, including other R,
L, and C components empowers the depiction of the stream singe acteristics in veins,
presenting so the 5-and 6-component models.
The in vivo investigations of have demonstrated that the 5-component display offers
a superior portrayal of the elements of blood microcirculation and, the 6-component
models better depict the contribute of the venous sys-tem in the fundamental course,
contrasted and the 2-, 3-and 4-component WK.
Multi-Compartments Model
The multi-compartments models are produced to redress the powerlessness of the
single-compartment models to calculate the stream and the weight in various sections
of the vessel since they regard the foundational tree as a solitary square. In the multi-
compartments models, the foundational circulation is parceled in various fragments
(compartments), each portrayed by a blend RLC as per the neighborhood qualities of
Mathematical Modelling for Cardiovascular System, Using Arterial Tree… 51
the vessel. These compartments are joined to make the entire model of the entire
blood vessel arrange (e.g. Figure 6).
Figure 6. Example of multi-compartment model (ao: aorta; at: arteries; al: arterioles;
cp: capilaries; vn: veins).
The foundational dissemination can be isolated, contingent upon the particular
motivation behind its utilization and the exactness asked for by the model, to give
insights about a specific region, while alternate fragments can be assembled by
utilizing less advanced components. Such adaptability in the model setup is an
amazing and supportive instrument for the cardiovascular reenactments.
For the most part, the attributes of the sections of the vessels are not the same as those
of the entire framework. There is an itemized portrayal of the four run of the mill
fitting setups for the fragments of the veins, whose names and plans are given by
Figure 7.
Figure 7. Typical configurations for blood vessel segments, used as blocks in the
multi-compartments models (a) L element (b) Inverted L element (c) π element
(d) T element.
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4. CONCLUSIONS
The CVS is extremely unpredictable and an excessive number of inquiries concerning
it are still with no answer. This audit explores the blood vessel 0D distributed models
and makes a depiction of their advancement and applications.
The numerical demonstrating is an amazing device for developing the comprehension
of the CVS usefulness and for enhancing the therapeutic gear innovation. In the
meantime it offers a promising strategy for aiding the non-intrusive diagnostics and in
the preparation of the cardio-specialists. Scientific models of the CVS fluctuate
fundamentally in their unpredictability and their targets. They run from the
straightforward WK show, for example, to complex portrayals of the vascular system,
for example, or even limited component models of numerous degrees of opportunity.
The lumped parameter models empower worldwide portrayal of the stream in
foundational blood vessel arrange. Henceforth the WK extends its appropriateness in
general cardiovascular elements ponders.
A model can't be named "terrible" or "great", however its quality ought to be assessed
relying upon the solid reason for its utilization. All models have distinctive
utilizations or objectives, yet they all offer the shared objective of comprehend ing
non-intrusively the CVS work. The improvement of a trustful model incorporates the
reflection of a genuine sys-tem, exploratory reproduction, the examination of the
reenactment information with the genuine framework and the decrease of the possible
irregularities.
Numerous analysts display the fundamental vasculature in portions which speak to the
different veins (top illaries and veins, arterioles, courses and aorta), Since the stream
in aorta and in the conduits (which are versatile) is pulsatile, it ought to be viewed as
the blend RLC of the three components. As in arterioles and vessels (with moderately
unbending dividers) the stream is relentless and the grating is prevailing, a resistive
component is sufficient. The inertial impact is disregarded in veins (since they have
extraordinary limit and the stream is moderately unfaltering), by making so the RC
mix sufficient to rep-detest the stream attributes. Some multi-compartments models,
for example, depict the distribution of the weight and the stream attributes in every
bifurcation of the vessels. Models of this intricacy as, despite the fact that depict
precisely the framework; present down to earth challenges in characterizing the
correct qualities for the vast majority of the parameters.
In this survey the principle perspectives and utilization of the WK are talked about.
This lumped parameter model can be utilized for the foundational blood vessel
framework and the pneumonic blood vessel bed of all well evolved creatures [44]. As
constraints of WK model of the blood vessel framework we notice its lack of ability
to think about the wave transmission marvels, the adjustments in the blood stream
conveyances, the impacts of nearby vascular changes, and so on [44].
Explores committed to complex reproductions which give numerous subtle elements
on the CVS are very costly (regarding HR), however such points of interest not
generally are required. Subsequently, less point by point models have evil presence
Mathematical Modelling for Cardiovascular System, Using Arterial Tree… 53
started to be more valuable as they give helpful information at a sensible
computational expense.
More profound investigations of the co-operations of the CVS with the respiratory,
apprehensive and stomach related frame works, will prompt wards improvement of
more essential models. Up until this point, the 0D models are to a great extent utilized
in the clinical diagnostics and treatment, yet perhaps it's time that in a joint effort with
the restorative network these models move toward becoming personalized as
indicated by the particular physiological and neurotic states of the patients.
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