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	Modèle de Windkessel	Variabilité de la fréquence cardiaque	Pléthysmographie optique
Domaine	Biomécanique	Biomécanique	Biomécanique
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1969	1996	1937
Auteur d'origine	Nikolaos Westerhof	Task Force of European Society of Cardiology	Hertzman
Type	Physiological lumped-parameter modeling	Time-series and frequency-domain analysis pipeline	Optical signal acquisition and analysis pipeline
Source fondatrice	Westerhof, N., Bosman, F., De Vries, N. C., & Noordergraaf, A. (1969). Analog studies of the human systemic arterial tree. Journal of Biomechanics, 2(2), 121-143.	Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. (1996). Heart rate variability: standards of measurement, physiological interpretation, and clinical use. Circulation, 93(5), 1043-1065.	Allen, J. (2007). Photoplethysmography and its application in clinical physiology. Physiology & Behavior, 107(4), 540-548.
Alias	Elastic chamber model, Arterial compliance model, Lumped parameter model	HRV, RR interval analysis, Cardiac variability	PPG, Pulse oximetry, Reflectance photometry
Apparentées	3	3	3
Résumé	The Windkessel model is a lumped-parameter representation of the arterial system that captures the pulsatile dynamics of blood flow and pressure using simple mechanical analogs (resistors and capacitors). Named after the German word for air chamber, it was formalized by Westerhof and colleagues in the late 1960s and remains fundamental to understanding arterial hemodynamics and blood pressure regulation.	Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis quantifies the variation in time intervals between consecutive heartbeats as a window into autonomic nervous system function and cardiovascular health. Formalized by the European Society of Cardiology Task Force in 1996, HRV metrics are now standard in cardiology, physiology, and sports science for assessing stress, recovery, and disease risk.	Photoplethysmography (PPG) measures blood volume changes in tissue using light absorption, providing a non-invasive optical window into cardiovascular dynamics. Originally developed by Hertzman in 1937, PPG is now ubiquitous in pulse oximetry, smartwatches, and research applications for monitoring heart rate, blood oxygenation, and vascular function.