Mathematical simulations of pediatric hemodynamics in isolated ventricular septal defect

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Auteurs principaux: Colebank, Mitchel J., Limon, Alfonso, Chang, Anthony, Wong, Brandon, Lai, Wyman, Baker, Hamilton
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Publié: 2026
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author Colebank, Mitchel J.
Limon, Alfonso
Chang, Anthony
Wong, Brandon
Lai, Wyman
Baker, Hamilton
author_facet Colebank, Mitchel J.
Limon, Alfonso
Chang, Anthony
Wong, Brandon
Lai, Wyman
Baker, Hamilton
contents Computer modeling of the cardiovascular system has potential to revolutionize personalized medical care. This is especially promising for congenital heart defects, such as ventricular septal defect (VSD), a hole between the two ventricles of the heart. However, relatively few studies have built computer models for VSD, nor have they considered how natural adaptation to the cardiovascular system with age might interact with the presence of a small, medium, or large size VSD. Here, we combine a lumped parameter model of the cardiovascular system with two key modeling components: a size-dependent resistance dictating shunt flow between the two ventricles and age-dependent scaling relationships for the systemic and pulmonary circulations. Our results provide insight into changes in hemodynamic conditions with various VSD sizes. We investigate the combined effects of VSD size, vascular parameters, and age, showing distinct differences with these three factors. This study lays the necessary foundation for studying VSD and towards building digital shadows and digital twins for managing VSD in pediatrics.
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spellingShingle Mathematical simulations of pediatric hemodynamics in isolated ventricular septal defect
Colebank, Mitchel J.
Limon, Alfonso
Chang, Anthony
Wong, Brandon
Lai, Wyman
Baker, Hamilton
Tissues and Organs
92-10
Computer modeling of the cardiovascular system has potential to revolutionize personalized medical care. This is especially promising for congenital heart defects, such as ventricular septal defect (VSD), a hole between the two ventricles of the heart. However, relatively few studies have built computer models for VSD, nor have they considered how natural adaptation to the cardiovascular system with age might interact with the presence of a small, medium, or large size VSD. Here, we combine a lumped parameter model of the cardiovascular system with two key modeling components: a size-dependent resistance dictating shunt flow between the two ventricles and age-dependent scaling relationships for the systemic and pulmonary circulations. Our results provide insight into changes in hemodynamic conditions with various VSD sizes. We investigate the combined effects of VSD size, vascular parameters, and age, showing distinct differences with these three factors. This study lays the necessary foundation for studying VSD and towards building digital shadows and digital twins for managing VSD in pediatrics.
title Mathematical simulations of pediatric hemodynamics in isolated ventricular septal defect
topic Tissues and Organs
92-10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04008