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Coarctation of the aorta causes arterial hypertension in the upper body and a low blood pressure downstream. Collateral blood vessels compensate by reducing the downstream pressure drop. To study the effect of various coarctation and collateral properties, we designed a computer model of the arterial circulation. The model contains a flow source and a library of subroutines for the lines and connectors. Distributed friction and wall viscoelasticity effects are included. Computer simulation was performed, using published values for vessel dimensions, in an arterial model with a coarctation and one lumped collateral. Rest and two levels of exercise (by increased heart rate) were studied. Without a collateral, we found the downstream pressure of the model was extremely dependent on the size of the coarctation. A collateral vessel reduced the pressure difference between the up- and downstream circulations. For a severe coarctation, the length and the diameter of the collateral were the main factors determining the downstream pressure and flow, whereas wall stiffness of the collateral had little influence. The relationship between mean pressure drop and cardiac output in coarctation was also dependent on the peripheral resistance in different flow beds, especially during exercise.
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Engvall, J., Karlsson, M., Ask, P. et al. Importance of collateral vessels in aortic coarctation: computer simulation at rest and exercise using transmission line elements. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 32 (Suppl 1), S115–S122 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02523337
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