Model of Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Hemodynamics

Purpose

The purpose of this exercise is to see how changes in vascular resistance alter blood flow in vascular circuits composed of series and parallel elements, similar to what would be observed in the coronary and leg circulations.  The effects of single and multiple arterial stenotic lesions on blood flow distribution can be assessed using this model.

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