A team led by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have developed an innovative computer model of blood flow in the human heart that promises to transform how we understand, diagnose, and treat heart conditions. This new model, grounded in realistic mathematical descriptions of the heart’s anatomy and physiology, successfully captures normal heart function and can predict how the heart responds to different levels of blood flow.
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Boyce Griffith, director of the study and professor of mathematics and biomedical engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill, emphasized the significance of this work: “I think that this work is exciting because it lays the groundwork for many different possible applications, including medical device design, treatment optimization, and even clinical decision-making.”