Computational analysis of the effect of the type of LVAD flow on coronary perfusion and ventricular afterload

Table 1 Numerical values of fixed parameters [vascular resistance, zero-pressure filling volume (ZPFV), vascular compliance] used in the cardiovascular hemodynamic model (adopted from Heldt et al. [15] and Schreiner et al. [16])

	Resistance (PRU)	ZPFV (ml)	Compliance (ml/mmHg)	Reference
Right ventricle	0.003	50	1.2–20	[15]
Pulmonary arteries	0.08	90	4.3	[15]
Pulmonary veins	0.01	490	8.4	[15]
Left ventricle	0.006	50	0.4–10	[15]
Systemic arteries		715	2.0	[15]
Upper body 1	3.9	650	8	[15]
Upper body 2	0.23			[15]
Kidney 1	4.1	150	15	[15]
Kidney 2	0.3			[15]
Splanchnic 1	3.0	1,300	55	[15]
Splanchnic 2	0.18			[15]
Lower limb 1	3.6	350	19	[15]
Lower limb 2	0.3			[15]
AVC	0.01	250	25	[15]
IVC	0.015	75	2	[15]
SVC	0.06	10	15	[15]
LCX 1	27	0	0.2	[16]
LCX 2	2.7			[16]
LAD 1	27	0	0.2	[16]
LAD 2	2.7			[16]
CV	0.6	25		[16]
LCA	0.05			[16]

AVC Abdominal vena cava, IVC inferior vena cava, SVC superior vena cava, LCX left circumflex artery, LAD left anterior descending artery, LCA left coronary artery, CV coronary vein

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