Course

ME-481: Biomechanics of the cardiovascular system

Lectures in this course (13)

Introduction to CV System: Blood Rheology

Covers hemodynamics, cardiovascular mechanics, blood rheology, arterial wall dynamics, and blood properties.

Explores Poiseuille's law, pressure-velocity relation, wall shear stress, resistances, Bernoulli's equation, and turbulence in fluid dynamics.

Wave Speed & Arterial Compliance

Explores wave speed, arterial compliance, and wave reflections in arteries, including characteristic impedance and pulse wave velocity.

Input impedance: Wave reflections & Fourier analysis

Explores input impedance, wave reflections, and Fourier analysis of arterial waves.

Arterial Stenoses: Physiology and Clinical Significance

Explores arterial stenoses, atherosclerosis, coronary remodeling, pressure-flow relations, and clinical implications of stenosis in cardiovascular health.

Dimensional Analysis: Pulsatile Flow

Explores dimensional analysis in pulsatile flow and harmonics in arterial pulses.

Pressure Transfer and Windkessel Models

Explores arterial wave analysis, transfer functions, and Windkessel models, emphasizing the significance of arterial compliance.

Womersley's Theory: Pulsatile Flow

Explores Womersley's theory for pulsatile flow, harmonics in arterial pulses, pressure gradients, and the Womersley parameter.

Arterial Wall Mechanics

Explores the structure and mechanics of the arterial wall, focusing on collagen, elastin, pressure-diameter relation, compliance, and viscoelastic effects.

Wall Mechanics II: Viscoelasticity and Stress Analysis

Explores zero stress state, viscoelasticity, hysteresis, arterial wall stresses, myogenic tone, vasomotion, and chaos in arterial mechanics.

Cardiac Mechanics: Structure and Function

Explores the anatomy and function of the heart, covering cardiac circulation, electrical activity, and muscle biomechanics.

Cardiac mechanics II

Explores the pressure-volume relationship in the cardiac cycle and pump function graphs.

Cardiac Mechanics: Arterial Flow Modeling

Explores cardiac oxygen consumption, left ventricle mechanics, arterial flow modeling, and clinical applications.