McLoone, Violeta I. (2014) Modelling of Long and Short Term Blood Pressure Control Systems. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
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Abstract
Blood pressure levels are tightly controlled in the body by a variety of interconnected
mechanisms at the short-, medium- and long-term scale. In pathophysiological conditions,
blood pressure may be chronically elevated above normal levels, which can lead to
the development of cardiovascular disease and increased mortality. Building a complete
picture of the mechanisms involved in blood pressure control is vital for the development
of a better understanding of the processes that may lead to hypertension.
Mathematical models of physiological systems can greatly aid in our understanding of
the systems under study, and can also be used in teaching and research tools. This thesis
develops a range of mathematical models of various blood pressure control systems and
present a diverse set of generic modelling tools, which can be applied to other aspects
of human physiology also.
A set of nonlinear grey-box models of varying complexities are developed in this thesis
to model the process of salt-induced hypertension in Dahl rats. The models successfully
replicate the multiphasal response of blood pressure to high salt intake and provide information
on the magnitudes and time scales of the various response components.
The renal vasculature response to sympathetic nerve activity is also modelled by a nonlinear
grey-box model. The model represents the renal blood
ow response to electrical
renal nerve stimulation, under the condition of renal denervation, which can aid in the
development of an overall model of the neural control of blood pressure.
In contrast, a linear black-box modelling approach is taken in this thesis to represent
the arterial barore
ex, since barore
ex impairment has been associated with a number
of conditions such as hypertension, myocardial infarction and heart failure. A measure
of the gain of the barore
ex, the barore
ex sensitivity index, can be a useful diagnostic
and prognostic tool in cardiology. This thesis develops a rigorous system identifcation
approach to barore
ex sensitivity estimation, based on a linear black-box model of the
barore
ex.
Finally, this thesis presents a novel visual, hierarchical, implementation of Arthur Guyton's
famous integrative physiology model (Guyton et al., 1972b), in a modelling and
simulation environment, which could potentially facilitate its use and further development.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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Keywords: | Long and Short Term; Blood Pressure; Control Systems; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering |
Item ID: | 5611 |
Depositing User: | IR eTheses |
Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2014 15:15 |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/5611 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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