Resumen

ROJAS, Rubén  y  MORENO, Franklin. MODELING AND SIMULATION OF FETAL CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. uct [online]. 2007, vol.11, n.45, pp.177-182. ISSN 1316-4821.

In physiological modeling, the intention is to understand the human body functions. UIT this propose, pregnancy and delivery problems are approached to minimize unnecessary cesareans in women with some probabilities of Acute Fetal Suffering (SFA). This article presents Mathematical Modeling of Fetal Cardiovascular System (SCVF), Simulation and Validation of the SCVF. Results show a model composed by eight compartments. Simulations were done to verify variability and reproducibility capacity of literature’s situations, resulting in a valid model to simulate the normal response of a fetus in its mother uterus. In conclusion the model is capable to reproduce pressure values of each compartment and the mean arterial pressure, allowing a simple representation of the Fetal Cardiovascular System being a valuable tool for SFA study.

Palabras clave : Mathematical Modeling; Fetal Cardiovascular System; Acute Fetal Suffering.