Computing Meets Cardiology: Making Heart Simulations Fast and Accurate

Explore a cutting-edge seminar on computational cardiology in this 58-minute talk by Dennis Ogiermann from the University of Bochum. Delve into the complex world of heart simulations, focusing on making them both fast and accurate. Discover how computational models can aid in understanding heart function, disease progression, and treatment efficacy. Learn about two crucial model classes in computational cardiology: electrocardiogram (ECG) computation from electrical heart simulations and bidirectionally coupled electromechanical models. Examine the numerical challenges in electrophysiological models and explore a unified space-time adaptive operator splitting framework developed using MFEM. Gain insights into how these advanced simulations can potentially improve clinical treatments and decision support for heart diseases, a leading cause of death worldwide.