scholarly journals The Scaling of Blood Pressure and Volume

Foundations ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-154
Author(s):  
José Guilherme Chaui-Berlinck ◽  
José Eduardo Pereira Wilken Bicudo

The cardiovascular system is an apparatus of mass convection, and changes in organismic size impart changes in variables of this system, namely scaling effects. Blood flow depends on pressure and conductance, and the maintenance of flow results in entropy production, that is, loss of available work. In terms of scaling, it is well known that blood pressure is kept constant while blood volume varies linearly with body mass. Yet, such expected rules have never been proven. The present study shows that these scaling rules derive from the simultaneous optimization of blood flow and entropy production in circulation and how these impact the transition from ecto- to endotermy. Thus, for the first time in almost a century of data collection, these observed relationships are explained from a theoretical standpoint. The demonstration presented herein is a building block to form a solid basis for the other scaling rules of the cardiovascular system as well as of other organic systems. The approach is of wide interest in any area where generalized flow is analyzed in terms of system optimization, giving a broad perspective on change in either engineered or naturally evolving systems.

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
A. I. Palamarchuk

Purpose of the study. Investigate changes of cardiac hemodynamic parameters caused by ocular cardiac reflex triggering in healthy men’s in youthful age.Material and methods. 120 healthy male volunteers in youthful age were examined. The mean age was (19,2 ± 0,93 years). For ocular-cardiac reflex (OCR) triggering we used a patented model «Device for dosed compression effects on the eyeballs» and «The method of ocular cardiac reflex triggering». On the basis of the obtained parameters of systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure, by arithmetic operations, pulse pressure (PP) and average flow pressure (AFP) and integrative parameters of cardiohemodynamics (CHD) – systolic blood volume (SBV), minute blood flow volume (MBFV), volumetric blood flow rate (V), total peripheral resistance (TPR) were determined. Results. Three main types of cardiovascular system response on OCR triggering were identified. The first type – hypertensive (n = 30 (25%) of the total number of examined subjects) was characterized by a significant (p < 0,05) increase in heart rate, SBP, DBP, PP, AFP and other integrative parameters of CHD. The second, hypotonic type of the response (62 subjects; 51,7%) was characterized by a significant (p < 0,05) decrease in SBP, DBP, PP, AFP. Patients with third, dystonic type, of response (n = 28 (23,3%) of the total number examined subjects) showed significant bilateral changes of blood pressure parameters in a nonlinear dependence of compression power on the eyeballs. Determination CHD parameters directly after and 3 and 5 minutes after decompression of the air in the compression device we enabled to determine the subtype of the mobility of the nervous centers as a feature that complements the basic type. The subtype of normal mobility was revealed in 63,3% (n = 19) of subjects with the main hypertensive type of response, 69,3% (n = 43) of subjects with the main hypotonic and 60,7 % (n = 17) with the main dystonic type of response of the cardiovascular system. The inert subtype in the mobility of the cardiovascular system were identified in 36,7% (n = 11) individuals with hypertension is the main type of response, at 30,7% (n = 19) of individuals with primary hypotonic type of response and 39,3 % (n = 11) – distancing. The obtained typological changes in blood pressure parameters caused by OCR triggering allowed to reveal predisposition to hypertension, hypotension, dystonia and to predict the development of hypertension in patients with hypertensive type of response usin appropriate primary prevention changes in life style. The highest risk of hypertension development may be in persons with hypertensive inert type of reaction of the system of regulation of blood pressure on OCR triggering. Further studies are being conducted to confirm this assumption. Keywords: oculo-cardiac reflex, blood pressure, heart rate, young age.


1980 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E. Boerboom ◽  
J. N. Boelkins

Although man is being exposed to hyperbaric environments more frequently, the effects of these environments and the inert gases used are not clearly defined. We therefore designed an experiment to examine both the effects of helium and elevated pressure on the cardiovascular system in conscious rabbits exposed to normoxic levels of a helium-oxygen (He-O2) gas mixture at 1 and 11 atmospheres absolute (ATA) for 2 h. Variables studied included heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, systemic vascular resistance, organ blood flow, and resistance to flow. The only change observed was a decrease in heart rate from a control of 284 +/- 7 (mean +/- SE) to 246 +/- 12 beats/min after 2 h of breathing He-O2 at 1 ATA. We therefore conclude that the cardiovascular system is not adversely affected by helium or elevated pressure as used in this experiment.


Author(s):  
Dr Mark Harrison

2.1 Control of blood pressure and heart rate, 445 2.2 Control of heart rate, 446 2.3 Cardiac output (CO), 447 2.4 Measurement of cardiac output (CO), 450 2.5 Blood flow peripherally, 451 2.6 The cardiac cycle, 454 2.7 ECG, 458 2.8 Pharmacological manipulation of the heart and peripheral circulation, ...


2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Alon Harris ◽  
Brent Siesky ◽  
Amelia Huang ◽  
Thai Do ◽  
Sunu Mathew ◽  
...  

Abstract. Introduction: To investigate the effects of a lutein complex supplementation on ocular blood flow in healthy subjects. Materials and Methods: Sixteen healthy female patients (mean age 36.8 ± 12.1 years) were enrolled in this randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, two-period crossover study. Subjects received daily an oral dose of the lutein with synergistic phytochemicals complex (lutein (10 mg), ascorbic acid (500 mg), tocopherols (364 mg), carnosic acid (2.5 mg), zeaxanthin (2 mg), copper (2 mg), with synergistic effects in reducing pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines when administered together in combination) and placebo during administration periods. Measurements were taken before and after three-week supplementation periods, with crossover visits separated by a three-week washout period. Data analysis included blood pressure, heart rate, intraocular pressure, visual acuity, contrast sensitivity detection, ocular perfusion pressure, confocal scanning laser Doppler imaging of retinal capillary blood flow, and Doppler imaging of the retrobulbar blood vessels. Results: Lutein complex supplementation produced a statistically significant increase in mean superior retinal capillary blood flow, measured in arbitrary units (60, p = 0.0466) and a decrease in the percentage of avascular area in the superior (−0.029, p = 0.0491) and inferior (−0.023, p = 0.0477) retina, as well as reduced systolic (−4.06, p = 0.0295) and diastolic (−3.69, p = 0.0441) blood pressure measured in mmHg from baseline. Data comparison between the two supplement groups revealed a significant decrease in systemic diastolic blood pressure (change from pre- to post-treatment with lutein supplement (mean (SE)): −3.69 (1.68); change from pre- to post-treatment with placebo: 0.31 (2.57); p = 0.0357) and a significant increase in the peak systolic velocity (measured in cm/sec) in the central retinal artery (change from pre- to post-treatment with lutein supplement: 0.36 (0.19); change from pre- to post-treatment with placebo: −0.33 (0.21); p = 0.0384) with lutein complex supplement; data analyses from the placebo group were all non-significant. Discussion: In healthy participants, oral administration of a lutein phytochemicals complex for three weeks produced increased ocular blood flow biomarkers within retinal vascular beds and reduced diastolic blood pressure compared to placebo.


2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Werner ◽  
Neval Kapan ◽  
Gustavo A. Reyes del Paso

The present study explored modulations in cerebral blood flow and systemic hemodynamics during the execution of a mental calculation task in 41 healthy subjects. Time course and lateralization of blood flow velocities in the medial cerebral arteries of both hemispheres were assessed using functional transcranial Doppler sonography. Indices of systemic hemodynamics were obtained using continuous blood pressure recordings. Doppler sonography revealed a biphasic left dominant rise in cerebral blood flow velocities during task execution. Systemic blood pressure increased, whereas heart period, heart period variability, and baroreflex sensitivity declined. Blood pressure and heart period proved predictive of the magnitude of the cerebral blood flow response, particularly of its initial component. Various physiological mechanisms may be assumed to be involved in cardiovascular adjustment to cognitive demands. While specific contributions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems may account for the observed pattern of systemic hemodynamics, flow metabolism coupling, fast neurogenic vasodilation, and cerebral autoregulation may be involved in mediating cerebral blood flow modulations. Furthermore, during conditions of high cardiovascular reactivity, systemic hemodynamic changes exert a marked influence on cerebral blood perfusion.


2000 ◽  
Vol 39 (02) ◽  
pp. 118-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Akselrod ◽  
S. Eyal

Abstract:A simple nonlinear beat-to-beat model of the human cardiovascular system has been studied. The model, introduced by DeBoer et al. was a simplified linearized version. We present a modified model which allows to investigate the nonlinear dynamics of the cardiovascular system. We found that an increase in the -sympathetic gain, via a Hopf bifurcation, leads to sustained oscillations both in heart rate and blood pressure variables at about 0.1 Hz (Mayer waves). Similar oscillations were observed when increasing the -sympathetic gain or decreasing the vagal gain. Further changes of the gains, even beyond reasonable physiological values, did not reveal another bifurcation. The dynamics observed were thus either fixed point or limit cycle. Introducing respiration into the model showed entrainment between the respiration frequency and the Mayer waves.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
DR.MATHEW GEORGE ◽  
DR.LINCY JOSEPH ◽  
MRS.DEEPTHI MATHEW ◽  
ALISHA MARIA SHAJI ◽  
BIJI JOSEPH ◽  
...  

Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls as the heart pumps out blood, and high blood pressure, also called hypertension, is an increase in the amount of force that blood places on blood vessels as it moves through the body. Factors that can increase this force include higher blood volume due to extra fluid in the blood and blood vessels that are narrow, stiff, or clogged(1). High blood pressure can damage blood vessels in the kidneys, reducing their ability to work properly. When the force of blood flow is high, blood vessels stretch so blood flows more easily. Eventually, this stretching scars and weakens blood vessels throughout the body, including those in the kidneys.


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