Course

Dynamics of the Cardiovascular System - BIOM9701

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering

Course Outline: http://www.gsbme.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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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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