TITLE:
Modeling the Cardiovascular System for the Simulation of Special Cases of Pulmonary Hypertension
AUTHORS:
Jefferson Sidoine Tadjonang Tegne, René Thierry Djoumessi, François Beceau Pelap
KEYWORDS:
Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemodynamic Modeling, Pulmonary Artery Stenosis, Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.15 No.1,
January
26,
2025
ABSTRACT: This study examines hemodynamic behavior in particular cases of pulmonary hypertension without treatment. Pulmonary hypertension represents an anomalous hemodynamic state and is characterized by an excessively high blood pressure in the pulmonary artery. To simulate the hemodynamic abnormalities in pulmonary hypertension under different causes and pathologies, we construct a localized parameter circuit model governed by nonlinear ordinary derivative equations of the human circulatory system. Thus, two special cases are considered, namely pulmonary the artery stenosis and the left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. For each case of pulmonary hypertension development, we determine the relationships between blood pressure and chamber and vessel pressure-volume. When the pulmonary hypertension is due to pulmonary artery stenosis, it appears that the right ventricular pressure increases up to 90 mm Hg, likewise the rise in pulmonary artery resistance induces direct increment in pulmonary artery pressure. However, when the pulmonary hypertension is due to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, we note that the left atrial pressure and the pulmonary vein pressure augment, leading to the growth of the pulmonary artery blood pressure. The established results within this paper are useful for understanding the hemodynamic mechanism of particular pulmonary hypertension.