Table 1
Windkessel parameters and time constant in the pulmonary and systemic arterial system
Pulmonary tree normal
Pulmonary tree hypertension
Systemic tree normal
Systemic tree old age hypertension
Compliance mL·mmHg
−1
3.8
0.2
2.5
0.8
Resistance mmHg.s·mL
−1
0.11
2.0
1.0
1.2
RC-time τ s
0.4
0.4
2.5
1.0