Program
| MSD4 | Woodward 4; 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, July 28 |
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| Title | Cardiovascular-Respiratory Control: exploring and modeling clinically significant interactions - Part II |
| Organizers | Jerry Batzel |
| Institute for Mathematics and Scientific Computing, University of Graz | |
| Zbigniew Topor | |
| Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, University of Calgary | |
| Mostafa Bachar | |
| King Saud University | |
| Abstract | This minisymposium examines interactions of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems (CVRS) with special emphasis on those interactions which have implications for human health. Recent research has focused on the role of sleep apnea and other forms of sleep disordered breathing in the etiology and progression of important cardiovascular diseases. These diseases include hypertension, chronic heart disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Particularly striking are the observed influences of obstructive and central sleep apnea in the progression of chronic (congestive) heart failure. In addition, clear mutual links exist between respiratory disturbances during sleep, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome. Hence CVRS interaction is an important topic which touches on key clinical areas of current health care delivery. Interaction between these two systems involves many important mechanisms some of which we highlight here. Firstly, a key feedback control mechanism for respiration comprises two chemoreflex inputs, one initiated by peripheral chemoreceptors and the other initiated by central chemoreceptors, with one respiratory output, ventilation. Stimulation of these chemoreceptors, by altered levels of respiratory gases in the circulating blood, modulates not only ventilation rate but also sympathetic activation of cardiovascular control system mechanisms. Secondly, delays in the respiratory control system arise from several sources including the circulatory time from lungs to chemoreceptors. Clearly, changes in the level of blood flow will influence circulatory time and the overall delay in the system response to perturbations. Thirdly, local vascular resistance which influences blood flow and perfusion is affected by levels of respiratory gases in circulating blood and in tissue. Given these mechanisms and others, cardiovascular-respiratory interaction is clearly very complex. A quantitative exploration of all CVRS interdependencies is possible only via modeling studies and development of realistic, computational models depends on effective exploitation of experimental data. Data collection is frequently restricted by clinical constraints. Hence techniques for model validation, sensitivity analysis, model adaptation to the individual human subjects, and parameter estimation are key elements in well designed modeling investigations. An effective interdisciplinary collaboration is required to maximize the integration of mathematical models and experimental data. These issues will be the focus of this minisymposium which will be of interest not only to CVRS researchers but also to a wider audience since it examines from multiple perspectives central issues and techniques important for model development and application, model adaptation to a particular clinical setting, and model guided development of viable clinical interventions. |
| Speaker 1 | Marc Poulin |
| Departments of Physiology & Pharmacology and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary | |
| Physiological Responses to Intermittent Hypoxia in Healthy Humans | |
| Speaker 2 | Mostafa Bachar |
| Department of Mathematics, King Saud University | |
| Sensitivity analysis of a cardiovascular control system model | |
| Speaker 3 | Alona Ben-Tal |
| Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University | |
| Circulatory Delay Vs. Neural Feedback Dynamics | |
| Speaker 4 | Shahrokh Javaheri |
| University of Cincinnati College of Medicine | |
| Consequences of obstructive sleep apnea |
Link to Part I - MSC4
-- Minisymposium talks are scheduled for 30 min each, including time for questions.