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A proposed theoretical model describes the cardiovascular system as coupled oscillators, with the flow of blood through vessels represented by wave equations.
Proposes a theoretical mathematical model of the cardiovascular system using coupled oscillators.
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Based on physiological knowledge, and on an analysis of signals related to its dynamics, we propose a model of the cardiovascular system. It consists of coupled oscillators. Each of them describes one of the subsystems involved in the regulation of one passage of blood through the circulatory system. The flow of blood through the system of closed tubes-the blood vessels-is described by wave equations.
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Stefanovska et al. (2001) studied Cardiovascular system dynamics. Coupled oscillators model was evaluated. A proposed theoretical model describes the cardiovascular system as coupled oscillators, with the flow of blood through vessels represented by wave equations.
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