Method for determining patient suitability for a surgical procedure

A method for determining a patient's suitability for a proposed surgical procedure, comprising:

• producing a patient specific hemodynamic calculation parameter set using the optimizing method comprising:
• obtaining a generic hemodynamic calculation parameter set;
• producing a measured, first situation, hemodynamic profile of said patient by measuring one or more hemodynamic parameters of said patient in a first situation;
• producing a simulated, first situation, hemodynamic profile of said patient, using said generic hemodynamic calculation parameter set, and a hemodynamic simulation module;
• comparing said measured, first situation, hemodynamic profile to said simulated, first situation, hemodynamic profile;
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• based on said comparison, adjusting said generic hemodynamic calculation parameter set to produce an adjusted, hemodynamic calculation parameter set;
• producing a further simulated, first situation, hemodynamic profile of said patient, using said adjusted hemodynamic calculation parameter set and said hemodynamic simulation module;
• comparing said measured, first situation, hemodynamic profile to said further simulated, first situation, hemodynamic profile;
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• repeating the previous three steps until a sufficiently good agreement is reached between said profiles, then designating the final adjusted hemodynamic calculation parameter set as the patient specific hemodynamic calculation parameter set;
• using said patient specific hemodynamic calculation parameter set, and said hemodynamic simulation module, operable on a digital processor, to automatically produce a simulated, procedure specific, hemodynamic profile of said patient;
• and
• evaluating said simulated, procedure specific, hemodynamic profile to determine if said patient is a suitable candidate for said surgical procedure.