The Arterial System and Blood Pressure

A overview of the physical factors that determine blood pressure, including the Windkessel effect, arterial compliance, and the effect of age. Respiratory pulse pressure variation is also discussed. 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Mean arterial pressure 3:06 The Windkessel effect 10:14 Determinants of SBP, DBP, and pulse pressure 16:51 Pulse pressure variation 22:29 Summary Hypertension Playlist:    • Hypertension   For a deeper dive on using electric circuits to model the Windkessel effect of the cardiovascular system: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... Image of house adapted from home_creative_tail.svg, downloaded from Wikimedia Commons May 2022, provided by creative tail under CC BY SA 4.0. #cardiology #physiology #medicalschool