Past Event: Oden Institute Seminar

Studies on the 3D mechanical properties of myocardium in health, disease, and treatment

David Li, Willerson Center for Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation, UT Austin

Abstract

Heart failure, one of the leading causes of death worldwide, results from adverse remodeling of the heart after myocardial infarction (MI). Infarction modification through direct injection of biomaterials to reinforce the tissue has the ability to attenuate the risk of developing heart failure. The design of optimal materials for injection and their deployment can be accomplished in-silico using computational models of the post-MI remodeling heart, allowing for the development of patient-specific therapies for MI, as well as improvement of patient outcomes. Bio David Li is a 5th year PhD student in the Willerson Center for Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation, supervised by Dr. Michael Sacks.