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Dynamics of the Cardiovascular System - BIOM9701
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.gsbme.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Fundamentals of circulatory physiology; structure and function of large arteries; oscillatory phenomena; relationships of pulsatile pressure and flow; arterial properties and wave propagation; wave reflection; blood rheology; microcirculation; cardiac biophysics; cardiac dynamics; dynamics of assisted circulation; regulation of pressure and flow; cardiovascular control.

Note: Some mathematics background desirable.

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