David Nordsletten

Home Institution:

 University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology

Host Country, Institution:

 United Kingdom, University of Oxford

Project Title:

 Cardiac Fluid Mechanics and Fluid-Solid Coupling in the Left Ventricle

Project Abstract

Heart disease is the major cause of death in the western world and is the premiere focus of this research. Cardiac function relies on a conglomerate of interconnected processes (ventricular fluid dynamics (VFM), cardiac electromechanics, myocyte physiology, etc). The challenge of this project is to solve VFM and couple fluid-solid mechanics at the endocardium to simulate cardiac output. Contributing these numerical techniques to the Bioengineering Institute Heart Model, provides a tool for predicting cardiac function under normal and diseased states such as cardio-myopathies, arrhythmias, and ischaemia.