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Cardiovascular Applications and Medical Device Design and Assessment

Introduction

Medical devices have evolved greatly over the past two decades, providing better treatment options and allowing improved quality of life. This has been especially evident in cardiovascular applications. Addressing needs in the specification of minimally invasive devices within the cardiovascular field, researchers and industry come up with new ideas and designs. Recent computational modelling efforts have sought to predict and assess design performance, aiming to understand each influence within the cardiovascular disease progression and study treatment options. However experimental validation and standardization of parameters is required to support computational efforts, providing a base for prototyping of devices, clinical testing and better understanding of clinical needs for further device development. 

Aims & Scope

The workshop provides a platform for young scientists (see guidelines for requirements) involved in VPH, within the specific research fields of Cardiovascular Engineering and Medical Devices.  This workshop will provide an opportunity for a discussion on standards as well as fostering interaction between young experimentalists and modellers, which could lead to long-term networking. It will also promote better interactions between the experts and the participants. The scope of the workshop includes, but is not limited to, the following topics 

• Cardiovascular Stenting. 
• Tissue deformation and tissue growth
• Left ventricular assist devices.
• Catheter design.
• Thrombus formation.
• Haemodynamics in complex patient-specific geometries.
• Heart valve dynamics.
• Percutaneous implantation of valve devices

Organizing Committee

Carles Bona Casas, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Santhosh Seshadhri, ANSYS, UK

Steering Committee

Alfons Hoekstra, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Andrew Narracott, University of Sheffield, UK

Anne-Virginie Salsac, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, France

Dan Rafiriou, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Gabriele Dubini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Giuseppe d’Avenio, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy

Justin Penrose, ANSYS-CFX, UK

Marcel Rutten, Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands

Vanessa Diaz, University College London, UK

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The workshop is taking place as part of the VPH2012: Integrative approaches to computational biomedicine (VPH2012: Integrative approaches to computational biomedicine) which is being held at the IET Savoy, 2 Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL. For further details on the VPH2012 including programme information and registration please click here