Research Article

Simulation of Exercise-Induced Syncope in a Heart Model with Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis

Table 1

Recorded variables (with corresponding units) and acronyms used in text and illustrations.

VariableAcronym

Aortic pressure (mm Hg)AoP
Cardiac output (mL/min)CO
Contractible volume of veins (mL)CVV
Ejection fraction of left ventricleEF
End-diastolic pressure in left ventricle (mm Hg)EDPLV
End-diastolic volume of left ventricle (mL)EDVLV
End-systolic volume of left ventricle (mL)ESVLV
Factor of gain (FGU)FG
Intrathoracic pressure (mm Hg)ITP
Left atrial pressure (mm Hg)LAtP
Left ventricleLV
Left ventricular pressure (mm Hg)LVP
Left ventricular volume (mL)LVV
Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg)MAoP
Stroke volume of the left ventricle (mL)SVLV
Sympathetic (inotropic) homeostatic contractility modulationSy