DocumentCode :
1355498
Title :
The matter of the heart - [engineering wellness]
Author :
Hunter, Philip
Volume :
4
Issue :
17
fYear :
2009
Firstpage :
16
Lastpage :
19
Abstract :
In this paper, the different aspects of a heart model including electrical activity, blood flow, and behaviour at cellular level are presented. Heart modelling has become a driver for systems biology aiming to make medicine more analytical. Its therapeutic potential for planning surgical treatments and drug developments are discussed.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; cellular biophysics; drug delivery systems; electrocardiography; haemodynamics; physiological models; surgery; blood flow; cellular level; drugs; electrical activity; heart modelling; surgical treatments; systems biology;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Engineering & Technology
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1750-9637
Type :
jour
Filename :
5353301
Link To Document :
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