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This review aims to explore the influence of fractal structure and chaos in the cardiovascular system, focusing on heart and blood vessel dynamics.

Deterministic Chaos and Fractal Complexity in the Dynamics of Cardiovascular Behavior: Perspectives on a New Frontier

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This review aims to explore the influence of fractal structure and chaos in the cardiovascular system, focusing on heart and blood vessel dynamics.
Review of existing literature on fractal geometry and chaos theory in physiological systems.
Discussion on physiological behaviors including equilibrium, periodicity, and chaos.
Non-mathematical analysis of chaotic behavior and fractal structures in the cardiovascular system.
Fractal patterns are observed in the vasculature and His-Purkinje network of the heart.
Deterministic chaos is noted in various physiological processes from cellular to systemic levels.
Key functional consequences of chaos and fractal geometry are outlined, suggesting evolutionary origins.

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Fractal and chaos analyses merit exploratory CV research; leaves open clinical translation pending validation.

Vijay K. Sharma (2009) studied this question.

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