Computational Modelling of
Cardiovascular System

Wednesday the 7th - Friday the 9th of March, 2007

Ragnar Granit Institute
Tampere University of Technology

Lecturer:
Professor Frank Sachse
University of Utah

6 CU

Course description:

The course will provide detailed insights in modeling approaches, which are applied to describe and reconstruct physical properties and physiology of the cardiovascular system. Students will be enabled to classify modeling approaches and select appropriate models as research and development tools. We will introduce and analyze mathematical models, which are used to quantify electrophysiology at level of single channels, cells, tissue up to whole organs. Models of cellular force development and tissue mechanics will be discussed. Numerical methods for solving of the underlying systems of equations will be addressed with regard to their efficient implementation.

Schedule:

DateTimeTopic
7/3/200709.15-11.00Overview and Introduction to Anatomy
  12.15-14.00Electrophysiological Modeling of Membranes and Ion Channels
  14.30-16.30Electrophysiological Modeling of Cells
8/3/200709.15-11.00Modeling of Electrical Conduction in Cardiac Muscle
  12.15-14.00Modeling of Force Development in Myocytes
  14.30-16.30Mechanical Modeling of Tissues
9/3/200709.15-11.00Finite Element Method I
  12.15-14.00Finite Element Method II, Finite Differences Method

Video lectures of the course available at:
EVICAB


Course assistant:

Asta Kybartaite, e-mail: asta.kybartaite(at)tut.fi


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