Cardiovascular Model

Here is an alternative link for the simulation.

Here is a link to a simple model of the contractions of cardiac myocytes.

References:

American Heart Association. “What is Cardiovascular Disease?” http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Caregiver/Resources/WhatisCardiovascularDisease/What-is-Cardiovascular-Disease_UCM_301852_Article.jsp

Retrieved March 3, 2015.

Hannon, Bruce and Ruth, Matthias. 2012. "Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems." Springer.

Romstedt, Karl. 2003. "Modeling the Cardiovascular System using STELLA: A module for Computational Biology." Capital University.

Mayo Clinic. "Arteriosclerosis." http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/arteriosclerosis-atherosclerosis/basics/definition/con-20026972. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

Mayo Clinic. "Atrial Fibrillation." http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/atrial-fibrillation/basics/definition/con-20027014. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

MedicineNet.org. “Erythropoietin.”

http://www.medicinenet.com/erythropoietin/article.htm#erythropoietin_epo_facts. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

Medline Plus. "Coronary Artery Disease"

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

Medline Plus. “Heart Attack.”

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000195.htm. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

WebMD. “Congestive Heart Failure.”

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide-heart-failure. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

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