Transmission conditions in a one-dimensional model of bifurcating blood vessel with an elastic wall

We derive transmission conditions at a bifurcation point in a one-dimensional model of blood vessels by using a three-dimensional model. Both classical Kirchhoff conditions ensuring the continuity of pressure and zero flux flow in the node has to be modified in order to reflect properly the elastic properties of blood vessels and the nodes themselves. A simple approximate calculation scheme for the new physical parameters in the transmission conditions is proposed. We develop a simplified model of straight fragments of arteries with localized defects such as lateral micro-aneurysms and cholesterol plaques – these models also require setting transmission conditions.