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passive (unregulated) state, the model predicts that the maximally achievable perfu­sion density under a perfusion pressure of 100 mmHg is slightly higher in the sub-endocardium than the sub-epicardium (1.37 vs. 1.24 mL/min/g) which follows a similar trend to the data of Fokkema et al. (2005) on the transmural distribution of the conductance.
6.4.3 Model Sensitivity
The different control mechanisms have a variable effect on the local ow dispersion (Appendix 2). Flow CV is highest under only myogenic regulation, followed by myogenic + shear, myogenic + shear + full metabolic activation, and under no regulation (passive state).
6.4.3.1 Myogenic Sensitivity
The n etwork ow is found to be highly sensitive to the myogenic regulation (Appendix 2, Fig. 6.1) as evident from the signicant reduction in ow levels as compared with the passive state, and from the large effect of the myogenic amplitude
ρ
(Eq. 6.31) on the ow. The mean ow in terminal order 1 vesselsq
m
from 0.30 10 reference level ρ
3
to 0.08 103mm3/s when ρmis increased by 40% of the
ref
and increased to 1.05 103mm3/s when ρmis decreased by
m
50% from its reference level. Flow dispersion is affected as well. The CV increased from 0.27 to 0.36 when ρ
increased by 90%.
m
decreased
term
6.4.3.2 Shear Sensitivity
The predicted sensitivity to shear is lower than that for the myogenic regulation (Fig. 6.1).Themeanterminalflow decreased from 0.63 10
0.44 10
3mm3
to 0.83 when F CV decreased slightly with increasing F
6.4.3.3 Metabolic Sensitivity
There is a signicant sensitivity of the ow to the metabolic regulation as seen by the large shift of the network ow versus perfusion pressure curves closer to the passive curves under full metabolic activation (Fig. 6.1). The effect of optimized metabolic activation increases with increasing target ow to an extent which depends on the perfusion pressure and on the network location and MVI (Fig. 6.2).
/s when F
increased by 40% of its reference level. The corresponding ow
τmax
is reduced to 50% of the referenceF
τmax
, and vice versa (Namani et al., 2018).
τmax
ref
and increased
τmax
3
to
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6.4.3.4 Order Dependence of the Metabolic Diameter Regulation
The model predicts that as the metabolic demand increased from low level (q
¼ 1.2 103mm3/s) to a high level (q
target
¼ 2.25 103mm3/s) under
target
perfusion pressure of 120 mmHg, the mean diameter increase is 15% for terminal order 1, 13% for order 2, 11% for order 3, 10% for order 4, and 9.5% for orders 5 and 6 vessels.
6.4.4 Model Validations
Model validation is assessed by comparison with several observed coronary ow characteristics (Namani et al., 2018). A comparison of the ow sensitivities to the three regulation mechanisms (Fig. 6.1) indicated that the myogenic and metabolic regulations have major effects on the ow, while the ow (shear) mechanism has a minor effect. These predictions are consistent with experimental observations (Feigl,
1983). Goodwill et al. (2017) showed that nitric oxide (NO)-dependent responses
occur primarily in upstream large arterioles and arteries (100–300 μm). The NO responses are largely absent in resistance vasculature (<100 μm diameter) (Chilian, Kuo, DeFily, Jones, & Davis, 1993), a diameter range which includes most of the resistance vessels in the network which are included in the analysis.
The role of the metabolic regulation is clearly demonstrated in Figs. 6.1 and 6.2, where the metabolic mechanism is responsible for several essential coronary ow features. Of special note is the networks ability to meet the ow levels required to balance the metabolic demand. In so doing, it also signicantly reduces ow dispersion and transmural ow heterogeneity. Finally, the metabolic mechanism facilitates autoregulation under increasing perfusion pressure. The analysis has shown that the metabolic and myogenic regulations alone are adequate to yield ow autoregulation of a similar pattern to that in Fig. 6.2a (with a larger range of autoregulation) without the need for shear regulation.
The model prediction that under increased metabolic demand, the diameter of smaller arterial microvessels increases more than those of the higher order ones is in accordance with the experimental conclusion (Kanatsuka et al., 1989) from studies with dogs under increased oxygen consumption produced by rapid pacing.
6.4.5 Novel Model Predictions
Two new predictions or hypotheses are inferred from the model. First, failure of the regulation system to maximally vasodilate the vessels even under profound ischemia is due to the decaying nature of the conducted metabolic response which thus fails to maximally vasodilate upstream vessels even under full downstream metabolic
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activation. Second, the extravascular loading by the contracting myocardium (MVI) enhances the ow reserve under high perfusion pressure and extends the range of perfusion pressure under which the ow is effectively autoregulated. The model is hypothesis-generating such that future experiments need to test the two novel hypotheses. In particular, the second hypothesis on the effect of MVI since it is counterintuitive.
Coronary ow reserve (CFR) is an important functional characteristic of the network which has two major components. One derives from the metabolic regula­tion (the metabolic ow reserve—MFR), the other is due to increased heart rate and altered waveform (reduced diastolic time fraction) under high metabolic demand. The model predicts MFR of a factor of 2–3.5 under physiological levels of perfusion pressure (Fig. 6.1) whereas CFR can be as high as 5-6 in young healthy adults (Pitkanen et al., 1998). The combined effects of increased heart rate (factor of 2–3.5) and increased perfusion pressure is expected to agree with the measured CFR.
Clinical observations indicate that even under profound ischemia, ow regulation fails to maximally dilate the vessels (Hoffman & Spaan, 1990; Sambuceti, Marzilli, Fedele, Marini, & LAbbate, 2001). This observation can be accounted for by recalling that even under full metabolic activation of the terminal vessels, the predicted ow is lower than the passive one (Fig. 6.1 and Appendix 2 ). Even if the terminal vessels are maximally vasodilated by the metabolic signal, not all upstream vessels are maximally dilated due to the decaying nature with path length of the conducted response towards those upstream vessels.
Under normal physiological inlet perfusion pressure and metabolic demand, metabolic regulation can yield the required metabolic needs (represented by q
target
and enhanced perfusion homogeneity (Appendix 6, the reference case). Under extreme levels of demand or perfusion pressure (either very low or very high), however, a growing difference is found between predicted and target ows, as well as increased ow dispersion. The mechanistic basis is that under such extreme conditions, the metabolic regulatio n is either in full activation (all F
P
is extremely low (Fig. 6.2a), or completely suppressed (all F
in
mterm
¼ 1) when
mterm
¼0) whenPinis
extremely high (Appendix 6). A similar metabolic limitation is observed in the autoregulation response (Fig. 6.2a). Autoregulation has the highest effect in the physiological range of inlet pressure. As the inlet pressure falls outside of the physiological range, autoregulation cannot be maintained and the ow deviates from the metabolic demand (q
).The model-based rationale for the clinical
target
observation that failure of the regulation system to maximally vasodilate the vessels even under profound ischemia is that it is a direct consequence of the conducted vasodilatory signaling which implies that even under full metabolic activation of the terminal vessels, not all the network vessels are maximally dilated to their passive diameters.
The two novel and apparently counterintuitive model outcomes suggest that the extravascular loading by the contracting myocardium (MVI) enhances the ow reserve under high perfusion pressure, and extends the range of perfusion pressure under which the ow is effectively autoregulated are intriguing. The rst (see Appendix 7) is unexpected in view of the compressive effect of MVI on the vessels.
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A closer inspection based on the conceptual framework of the present model reveals the rationale for this result. In the absence of MVI and under low metabolic demand, vessels are relatively dilated due to their high trans-vascular pressure which provides little reserve for further dilation under increased metabolic demand. The resulting ow reserve (ratio of highest-to-sedentary perfusion levels) is thus low. With MVI, on the other hand, the trans-vascular pressure is reduced by the extravascular loading and so are the vessel diameters. Hence, the vessels retain their capacity to signi­cantly dilate under higher metabolic demand and hence increase the ow. The resulting ow reserve is thus increased.
The second prediction on the effect of MVI on the effective autoregulation pressure range (Fig. 6.13) can be similarly rationalized. Under low perfusion pres­sure, both with and without MVI, the metabolic regulation is fully activated to maximize the vessel diameters and the associated ow. Under increasing perfusion pressure without MVI, the vessel diameters rapidly increase under their high trans­vascular pressure. Thus, the vascular metabolic activation is not needed and is therefore shut down, resulting in increased ow and loss of ability to auto-regulate. With MVI, even under high perfusion pressure, the vessel trans-vascular pressure is low, and the metabolic acti vation is distributed within the limits of 0–1 to retain the ability to auto-regulate.
In summary, the integrated myogenic and ow regulation mechanisms, combined with the conducted metabolic response, reproduce the experimentally observed ow features including signicant ow reserve, autoregulation of ow under a range of perfusion pressures, and lower dispersion of regulated ow except under extreme levels of metabolic demand. The predictions are also in agreement with observations that the myogenic and metabolic ow regulations are dominant, with lesser contri­bution from shear regulation. These ndings are consistent with observed features of the coronary system (e.g., (Austin et al., 1994; Kanatsuka et al., 1989; Matsumoto & Kajiya, 2001)). Therefore, this model can be very useful for understanding the various regulatory mechanism that become very important under conditions of compromise blood ow (e.g., coronary artery disease and ischemia) or increase metabolic demand (e.g., exercise, hypertrophy, heart failure).
Appendix 1: Womersley Model (Huo & Kassab, 2006)
Governing Equations
The blood ow is assumed to be impermeable, incompressible, Newtonian, and laminar. The blood ow in a vessel segment is taken as the ow in an axisymmetric cylinder. Therefore, the velocity of the uid inside the vessel is denoted by u and u
(r, x, t), where r is the radial coordinate, x as the position along the length of
x
vessel, t is time, u sectional area of the vessel A(n) is calculated from the diameter of the vessel D(n)
(r, x, t)
r
is the radial velocity, and uxis the axial velocity. The cross-
r
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(n is the vessel number) consistent with experimental measurements. The density ρ and viscosity μ are assumed constant.
Wave propagation in a tube is governed by wave equations for the pressure p(x,t) and volume rate of ow q(x,t). In order to derive the wave equations, the continuity (mass conversation) and momentum equations for tube ow may be written as follows:
qx; tðÞ
uxr; x; tðÞ
t
þ
þ
t
1ρ∂px; tðÞ
x
¼
¼ 0 ð6:1Þ
x

μρr
uxr; x; tðÞ
r
r
r
ð6:2Þ
It is noted that there are two equations and three independent variables (A(x, t), qx; tðÞ¼2π
R
RnðÞ
uxr; x; tðÞrdr, and p(x, t)). Therefore, an additional equation in the
0
form of constitutive relation is needed to solve for the three unknown variables.
The constitutive equation is based on a pressure–CSA relation for every vessel. From Laplaces law, the following holds:
px; tðÞp
where τ
t)  p
ðÞRnðÞ
τ
¼
θ
is the mean circumferential stress that relates the transmural pressure p(x,
θ
(intravascular pressure minus external pressure which is assumed zero in
0
hnðÞ
0
ð6:3Þ
diastole), the vessel radius R(n) ¼ D(n)/2, and the wall thickness h(n) for each order of vessel n. If the stress–strain relation is assumed linear, we may write:
τ
¼ EnðÞ
θ
where E(n) is Youngs modulus for each order vessel and
R2 R2nðÞ
2
nðÞ
R
R2R2nðÞ
2
nðÞ
R
ð6:4Þ
is the circumfer-
ential strain. If Eqs. (6.3) and (6.4) are combined, we o btain the following constitu­tive equation:

Ax; tðÞ
RnðÞ
AnðÞ
1
ð6:5Þ
px; tðÞp
EnðÞhnðÞ
¼
0
where the radius is expressed in terms of cross-sectional area. At this point, a pressure–CSA relation is needed as provided in Chap. 3 (Kassab & Molloi, 2001). It is found that the differences in the P-CSA relation of vessels proximal to 1.5 mm in diameter (order 11, 10, 9) are relatively small (see Table 3.1 in Appendix 1, Chap. 3). Therefore, the mean of the P-CSA data for the 1.3 and 2.8 mm diameter vessels are adopted here. As determined by linear least squares ts of data, the experimental data may be expressed as follows:
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Ax; tðÞ
¼ 2:5 10
AnðÞ
6
Px; tðÞP
ðÞþ1:06 ð6:6Þ
0
which can be approximated as:

Ax; tðÞ
Px; tðÞP
¼ 4:0 105
0
If Eqs. (6.5) and (6.7) are combined, we obtain
1
AnðÞ
EnðÞhnðÞ
¼ 4:0 105. The thickness-
RnðÞ
ð6:7Þ
to-radius ratio for the 1.3 and 2.8 mm vessels is very similar and is used to calculate the Youngs modulus E. When R(n) and h(n) are obtained from Guo and Kassab (Guo & Kassab, 2004; Appendix 3, Chap. 3), the static Youngs modulus E(n) is determined as ~8.0 10
6
(dynes/cm2). In these simulations, it is assumed that this
value is constant through the coronary arterial tree.
The dynamic Youngs modulus must be considered because the current model calculates the impedance, pressure, and ow under various frequencies after a Fourier transform. Previous studies (Douglas & Greeneld, 1970; Gow, Schonfeld, & Patel, 1974) have investigated the dynamic elastic properties of canine coronary artery. Here, the ratio of E
dyn/Estat
(Gow et al., 1974) is used to adjust the dependence
of Youngs modulus on frequency.
Assuming the blood ow is harmonic and quasi-steady state, the variables can be written as:
iωt
iωt
iωt
iωt
ð6:8Þ
ð6:9Þ
ð6:10Þ
ð6:11Þ
u
r; x; tðÞ¼Uxr; x; ωðÞe
x
px; tðÞ¼Px; ωðÞe
qx; tðÞ¼Q
x; ωðÞe
x
Ax; tðÞ¼Ax; ωðÞe
where ω is the angular frequency, also P(x, ω), U be simplied as P, U and (6.2), we obtain:
and
The velocity prole is rst obtained by Womersley (1955) for pulsatile ow in a rigid tube as a solution to Eq. (6.13) in the form:
(r, x, ω), Qx(x, ω), and A(x, ω) may
x
, Q, and A. If Eqs. (6.5)– (6.11) are substituted into Eqs. (6.1)
x
iωU
x
iωP
þ
AnðÞR
1ρ∂P
x
Eh
Q
þ
¼ 0 ð6:12Þ
x

μρr
¼
r
U
x
r
r
ð6:13Þ
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Ux¼

1
P
iωρ
x
()

J0i3α2r=RnðÞ
1

i3α
J
0
2
ð6:14Þ
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
where α ¼ RnðÞ
ωρ=μpis the Womersley number, and J
is zero-order Bessel
0
function. The volume ow rate is the same as that obtained by Duan and Zamir (1992). Integrating the ow velocity over the cross-sectional area, the following wave equation is obtained:
AnðÞρ∂P
where F
10
αðÞ¼
3=2
i
2J1i
αJ0i
iωQ þ
3=2
α
ðÞ
, and J
3=2
α
ðÞ
1
x
1  F
αðÞ½¼0 ð6:15Þ
10
is the rst-order Bessel function. Finally, using
Eqs. (6.12) and (6.15), the wave equations for the pressure P and volume rate of ow
Q may be written as follows:
c
Q
0
iωP þ
where c
iωQ þ 1 F
q
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
Eh
p
ffiffiffiffi
¼
0
is the wave velocity without the viscous effect, and Y
ρR
10
characteristic admittance. Also we dene Z
¼ 0 ð6:16Þ
x
Y
0
P
αðÞ½c0Y
¼ 1/Y0as the characteristic impedance.
0
¼ 0 ð6:17Þ
0
x
0
AnðÞ
¼
is the
ρc
0
If Eqs. (6.16)and(6.17) are combined, we obtain:
2
ω
Q þ 1 F10αðÞ½c
When the viscous effect is incorporated into the wave velocity, the wave velocity can be dened as: c ¼
Dening Y
1
¼ Y
and (6.19) yields:
∂2Q
2
¼ 0orω2P þ 1 F10αðÞ½c
0
2
x
∂2P
2
¼ 0 ð6:18Þ
0
2
x
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
1 F
2
ω
Q þ c
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
1 F
0
αðÞpc0. Equation (6.18) can then be written as follows:
10
∂2Q
2
¼ 0orω2P þ c
2
x
∂2P
2
¼ 0 ð6:19Þ
2
x
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
αðÞpand ZZ0=
10
1 F10αðÞp, and solving Eqs. (6.16)
Qx; ωðÞ¼a cos ωx=cðÞþb sin ωx=cðÞ ð6:20Þ
Px; ωðÞ¼iZ
a sin ωx=cðÞþb cos ωx=cðÞ½ð6:21Þ
1
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where a and b are arbitrary constants of integration, c ¼

c0¼
Z
0
Z
1
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
q
Eh
ffiffiffiffi
p
is the wave velocity, Y
ρR
¼ 1/Y0the characteristic impedance, YY
¼ Z0=
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
1  F10αðÞp. Following the transmission line method (TLM)
AnðÞ
¼
0
the characteristic admittance,
ρc
0
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
1 F
0
1 F10αðÞp c
αðÞp, and
10
(Christopoulos, 1995), the impedance and admittance can be dened as:
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
Zx; ωðÞ¼
Px; ωðÞ
Qx; ωðÞ
iZ1a sin ωx=cðÞþb cos ωx=cðÞ½
¼
a cos ωx=cðÞþb sin ωx=cðÞ
Yx; ωðÞ¼
1
Zx; ωðÞ
ð6:22Þ
ð6:23Þ
In a given vessel segment, at x ¼ 0 and x ¼ L, the following inlet and outlet impedance apply:
Z 0; ωðÞ¼
iZ1b
a
ð6:24Þ
and
ZL; ωðÞ¼
iZ1a sin ωL=cðÞþb cos ωL=cðÞ½
a cos ωL=cðÞþb sin ωL=cðÞ
ð6:25Þ
If Eqs. (6.24)and(6.25) are combined, we obtain:
0
Equation (6.26) is used to calculate the impedance/admittance in the entire coronary tree from inlet to the capillary vessels.
Method of Solution
The characteristic impedance, characteristic admittance, and velocity (including the viscous effect) are rst calculated for every vessel segment in the entire coronary arterial tree. There are two or more vessels that emanate from the jth junction point anywhere in the current tree structure. Mass is conserved at each junction and pressure is continuous at the junct ion, which may be written as:
Z 0; ωðÞ¼
iZ1sin ωL=cðÞþZL; ωðÞcos ωL=cðÞ
cos ωL=cðÞþiY
Q mother; ωðÞ¼
ZL; ωðÞsin ωL=cðÞ
1
X
Q daughters; ωðÞ ð6:27Þ
ð6:26Þ
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P mother; ωðÞ¼P daught ers; ωðÞ ð6:28Þ
From Eqs. (6.27) and (6.28), we may write:
X
YLmotherðÞ; ωðÞ¼
Y 0 daughtersðÞ; ω½ð6:29Þ
Once the terminal impedance/admittance of the rst capillary is compu ted, we proceed backwards to iteratively calculate the impedance/admittance in the entire coronary tree by using Eq. (6.26) (obtained from Eqs (6.22) and (6.29)). The sawtooth pulsatile pressure produced experimentally by the piston pump is discretized by a Fourier transformation to determine the constants a and b in Eqs. (6.20) and (6.21). The ow and pressure are then calculated by using Eqs. (6.20) and ( 6.21).
Appendix 2: Hybrid 1D/Womersley Model (Huo & Kassab,
2007)
Governing Equations
The details of the mathematical derivations are outlined in Huo and Kassab (2007). Briey, the governing equations for ow and pressure may be expressed through conservation of mass and momentum as:
A
q
þ
¼ 0 ð6:30Þ
x
stath0
R0A
A
¼8πv
x
0
q
∂2q
þ v
x
2
A
ð6:31Þ
q
t
þ
∂∂x43q

2
þ
A
t
AρE
where A is the cross-sectional area of the vessel, q is the volumetric ow rate, ρ is the density, E
is the static Youngs modulus, h is the wall thickness, R0, h0, and A0are
stat
the original radius of the vessel, original wall thickness, and cross-sectional area, respectively, and v ¼ μ/p is the kinematic viscosity. Equa tion (6.31) can be rewritten as follows (Huo & Kassab, 2007):

q
t
83qA∂q
þ
x
43q
2
A
AρE
x
þ
A
stath0
R0A
A
¼8πν
x
0
q
∂2q
þ v
x
2
A
ð6:32Þ
The constitutive equation for a coronary vessel can be expressed as Huo and Kassab (2006):
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
p p0¼
E
stath0
A
1
A
R
0
0
ð6:33Þ
where p and p
are the internal pressure and external pressures, respectively.
0
Equations (6.30), (6.32), and (6.33) are used to calculate the pulsatile blood ow in each segment of the large r arteries (e.g., the main trunk and primary branches as shown below in Figs. 6.14a, b). The viscosity is conside red constant at a value of
1.1 cp to mimic the cardioplegic solution used in the experiments. Below, the relevant boundary conditions will be established in order to extend the model to the entire coronary arterial tree.
Boundary Conditions
The inlet pressure boundary condition was obtained from experimental measure­ments (Huo & Kassab, 2006). The impedance boundary conditions by (Olufsen,
1999, 2000) is adopted as the outlet boundary conditions at the terminals of 1D
model, as shown in Figs. 6.14a, b. The Womersleys theory as outlined in Appendix
1 is applied to the morphometric trees to represent the distal vascular beds for each of
the outlets of the numerical domain. The impedance/admittance (Z(x, ω)/Y(x, ω)) is calculated at each outlet of the numerical domain. By inverse Fourier transformation, z(x, t)/y(x, t) may be obtained from Z(x, ω)/Y(x, ω). Using the convolution theorem, the new outow boundary conditions may be obtained as follows:
Z
t
px; tðÞ¼
or
qx; tðÞ¼
qx; τðÞzx; t τðÞdτ
tT
Z
t
px; τðÞyx; t τðÞdτ
tT
ð6:34Þ
Equation (6.34) was used to prescribe the pressure–ow boundary conditions at each outlet. For the junction boundary condition, mass is conser ved at each junction:
Vortices created at the bifurcations can result in loss of energy. When the effect of gravity is neglected, a loss coefcient K (Miller, 1990; Olufsen, 2000; Sherwin et al.,
2003) can be incorporated into Bernoullis equation as follows:
P
daughter
x; tðÞ¼P
Q
mother
x; tðÞ¼XQ
mother
x; tðÞþ
Kρ
2
x; tðÞ ð6:35Þ
daughter
hi
ρ
u
motherðÞ
x
2
u
motherðÞ
x
2
uxdaughterðÞ
2
2
ð6:36Þ