Computational cardiology: how computer simulations could be used to develop new therapies and advance existing ones

Europace. 2012 Nov;14 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):v82-v89. doi: 10.1093/europace/eus277.

Abstract

This article reviews the latest developments in computational cardiology. It focuses on the contribution of cardiac modelling to the development of new therapies as well as the advancement of existing ones for cardiac arrhythmias and pump dysfunction. Reviewed are cardiac modelling efforts aimed at advancing and optimizing existent therapies for cardiac disease (defibrillation, ablation of ventricular tachycardia, and cardiac resynchronization therapy) and at suggesting novel treatments, including novel molecular targets, as well as efforts to use cardiac models in stratification of patients likely to benefit from a given therapy, and the use of models in diagnostic procedures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology*
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy*
  • Cardiology / trends
  • Computational Biology / trends
  • Computer Simulation
  • Forecasting*
  • Humans
  • Models, Cardiovascular*
  • Therapy, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Therapy, Computer-Assisted / trends*