Publications [#61067] of Nenad Bursac

Papers Published

1. Aljuri, A.N. and Bursac, N. and Marini, R. and Cohen, R.J., System identification of dynamic closed-loop control of total peripheral resistance by arterial and cardiopulmonary baroreceptors, Acta Astronautica, vol. 49 no. 3-10 (2001), pp. 167 - 170 [S0094-5765(01)00095-9]
   (last updated on 2007/04/12)

   Abstract:
   Prolonged exposure to microgravity in space flight missions (days) impairs the mechanisms responsible for defense of arterial blood pressure (ABP) and cardiac output (CO) against orthostatic stress in the post-flight period. The mechanisms responsible for the observed orthostatic intolerance are not yet completely understood. Additionally, effective counter measures to attenuate this pathophysiological response are not available. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of our proposed system identification method to predict closed-loop dynamic changes in TPR induced by changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and right atrial pressure (RAP). For this purpose we designed and employed a novel experimental animal model for the examination of arterial and cardiopulmonary baroreceptors in the dynamic closed-loop control of total peripheral resistance (TPR), and applied system identification to the analysis of beat-to-beat fluctuations in the measured signals. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

   Keywords:
   Space flight;Blood vessels;Physiological models;Cardiovascular system;Microgravity processing;Biofeedback;Closed loop control systems;