The challenge of cardiac modeling--interaction and integration.
The goal of clinical cardiology is to obtain an integrated picture of the interacting parameters of muscle and vessel mechanics, blood circulation and myocardial perfusion, oxygen consumption and energy metabolism, and electrical activation and heart rate, thus relating to the true physiological and pathophysiological characteristics of the heart. Scientific insight into the cardiac physiology and performance is achieved by utilizing life sciences, for example, molecular biology, genetics and related intra- and intercellular phenomena, as well as the exact sciences, for example, mathematics, computer science, and related imaging and visualization techniques. The tools to achieve these goals are based on the intimate interactions between engineering science and medicine and the developments of modern, medically oriented technology. Most significant is the beneficiary effect of the globalization of science, the Internet, and the unprecedented international interaction and scientific cooperation in facing difficult multidisciplined challenges. This meeting aims to explore some important interactions in the cardiac system and relate to the integration of spatial and temporal interacting system parameters, so as to gain better insight into the structure and function of the cardiac system, thus leading to better therapeutic modalities.
Sideman
Samuel
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Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel. sam@bm.technion.ac.il
D006321:Heart / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological