Cardiocirculatory Computational Models for the Study of Hypertension

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Hauptverfasser: Celora, Simone, Tonini, Andrea, Regazzoni, Francesco, Dede', Luca, Parati, Gianfranco, Quarteroni, Alfio
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author Celora, Simone
Tonini, Andrea
Regazzoni, Francesco
Dede', Luca
Parati, Gianfranco
Quarteroni, Alfio
author_facet Celora, Simone
Tonini, Andrea
Regazzoni, Francesco
Dede', Luca
Parati, Gianfranco
Quarteroni, Alfio
contents In this work, we develop patient-specific cardiocirculatory models with the aim of building Digital Twins for hypertension. In particular, in our pathophysiology-based framework, we consider both 0D cardiocirculatory models and a 3D-0D electromechanical model. The 0D model, which consists of an RLC circuit, is studied in two variants, with and without capillaries. The 3D-0D model consists of a three-dimensional electromechanical model of the left ventricle, coupled with a 0D model for the external blood circulation: this representation enables the assessment of additional quantities related to ventricular deformation and stress, and offers a more detailed representation compared to a fully 0D model. Sensitivity analysis is performed on the 0D model, with both a mono- and a multi-parametric approach, in order to identify the parameters that most influence the model outputs and guide the calibration process. We studied three different scenarios, corresponding to systemic, pulmonary and renovascular hypertension, each in three nuances of severity. To maintain a fair comparison among the models, a parameter calibration strategy is developed; the outputs of the 0D model with capillaries are utilized to enhance the 3D-0D model. The results demonstrate that the 3D-0D model yields an accurate representation of cardiocirculatory dynamics in the presence of hypertension; this model represents a powerful step toward digital twins for real-time hypertension control, providing refined and clinically meaningful insights beyond those achievable with 0D models alone.
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spellingShingle Cardiocirculatory Computational Models for the Study of Hypertension
Celora, Simone
Tonini, Andrea
Regazzoni, Francesco
Dede', Luca
Parati, Gianfranco
Quarteroni, Alfio
Numerical Analysis
In this work, we develop patient-specific cardiocirculatory models with the aim of building Digital Twins for hypertension. In particular, in our pathophysiology-based framework, we consider both 0D cardiocirculatory models and a 3D-0D electromechanical model. The 0D model, which consists of an RLC circuit, is studied in two variants, with and without capillaries. The 3D-0D model consists of a three-dimensional electromechanical model of the left ventricle, coupled with a 0D model for the external blood circulation: this representation enables the assessment of additional quantities related to ventricular deformation and stress, and offers a more detailed representation compared to a fully 0D model. Sensitivity analysis is performed on the 0D model, with both a mono- and a multi-parametric approach, in order to identify the parameters that most influence the model outputs and guide the calibration process. We studied three different scenarios, corresponding to systemic, pulmonary and renovascular hypertension, each in three nuances of severity. To maintain a fair comparison among the models, a parameter calibration strategy is developed; the outputs of the 0D model with capillaries are utilized to enhance the 3D-0D model. The results demonstrate that the 3D-0D model yields an accurate representation of cardiocirculatory dynamics in the presence of hypertension; this model represents a powerful step toward digital twins for real-time hypertension control, providing refined and clinically meaningful insights beyond those achievable with 0D models alone.
title Cardiocirculatory Computational Models for the Study of Hypertension
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19302