Model structure
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Including capacitors, resistors and inductance
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Dividing the arterial tree into many small segments
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Consisting of multiple tubes with terminal loads
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Model parameters
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Few
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A lot
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Few
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Easy to estimate
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Difficult to estimate
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Easy to estimate
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Complexity
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Low
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High
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Moderate
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Accuracy
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Low
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High
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Moderate
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Simulate wave propagation and reflection phenomenon
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Inflow condition
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Aortic flow function
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Aortic flow or pressure waveforms
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Aortic pressure waveforms
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Aortic pressure waveforms
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Aortic flow function
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Heart model
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Outflow condition
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Venous pressure
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Pure resistance
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Windkessel model
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Windkessel model
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Generic pole-zero model
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Structured-tree model
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Pressure
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Pressure
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Geometrical and mechanical properties
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None
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Vessel diameter, length, thickness, elasticity and blood viscosity
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Vessel length and elasticity
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