Sensitivity analysis of the differential systolic and diastolic pressures (ie, pressure in the lenticulostriate vessels minus pressure in the posterior parietal vessels) with respect to modification of several model parameters
| Variation of SBP/DBP (%) | |||
| Model parameters | Feeding artery | 190 and 210 μm arterioles | 30 and 50 μm arterioles |
| ΔRo=−5% | −18.6/–13.0 | −17.9/–11.9 | −16.9/–10.3 |
| ΔRo=−15% | 23.5/12.9 | 21.8/10.8 | 19.9/8.2 |
| Δh=+25% | −4.9/0.5 | −3.5/2.0 | −2.0/3.4 |
| Δh=+75% | 4.4/–3.1 | 3.3/–4.1 | 2.2/–5.0 |
| ΔRW=+30% | 2.9/–6.0 | 0.5/–8.7 | −2.9/–12.0 |
| ΔRW=+90% | −2.8/–1.9 | −2.0/–0.4 | 0.5/3.2 |
| ΔCW=−10% | 0.0/–0.2 | −0.1/–0.1 | −0.1/–0.1 |
| ΔCW=−40% | 0.0/0.2 | 0.1/0.1 | 0.1/0.1 |
Percentages are computed with respect to the differential pressure in the hypertensive scenario.
ΔRW, change in peripheral resistance; ΔCW, change in network compliance; *ΔRo, change in lumen radius; Δh change in arterial wall thickness.