Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 613-628 , September 2006

A concentrated parameter model for the human cardiovascular system including heart valve dynamics and atrioventricular interaction

Received 8 March 2005 ,Revised 29 September 2005 ,Accepted 6 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.10.004

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 613-628 , September 2006