LVAD Simulator
Introduction to the LVAD project.
Instructions
The following are all the input parameters to the LVAD simulator. Set them to values for which you would like the simulator to run. Click on the "Start Simulator" button to start the simulator.
To start the simulator with these values, press this button:
Number of heartbeats for this run
Number of priming heartbeats
LVAD Settings:
Mode
Off
Fixed
Auto
Delay
(ms)
Ejection Time
(ms)
Internal Elastance
(mmHg/ml)
Resistance
Heart Variables:
Total Blood Volume
(ml)
Systemic Reistance (SRc)
(dyn)(sec)(cm^5)
Systemic Arterial Capacitance (SCa)
(ml/mmHg)
Systemic Arterial Resistance (SRa)
(dyn)(sec)(cm^5)
Systemic Venous Capacitance (SCv)
(ml/mmHg)
Pulmonary Resistance (PRc)
(dyn)(sec)(cm^5)
Pulmonary Arterial Capacitance (PCa)
(ml/mmHg)
Pulmonary Arterial Resistance (PRa)
(dyn)(sec)(cm^5)
Pulmonary Venous Capacitance (PCv)
(ml/mmHg)
LV Elastance (LVEes)
(mmHg/ml)
LV Volume (LVVo)
(ml)
RV Elastance (RVEes)
(mmHg/ml)
RV Volume (RVVo)
(ml)
Heart Rate
(beats/minute)
Tmax (Systole Length)
(ms)
Tau
BLV
BRV
To start the simulator with these values, press this button:
Credits
Simulator written by
Daniel Burkhoff, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Ported to C/Unix by
Paul Michelman
CGI and HTML programming by
Patrick Crosby
pc59@cs.columbia.edu
LVAD Simulator