Digital twins of the heart: filling in the missing puzzle pieces
At the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, we perform a lot of research. In our Science Stories, our researchers explain their work and the tools they use to perform their research for FHML.
In the Netherlands, approximately 1.7 million people suffer from cardiovascular diseases. By mapping the pumping function of the heart in detail, researchers hope to better tailor care to the patient in the future. Dr. Nick van Osta researches this by creating a digital twin of the heart.
In this video, he explains how a digital heart works, how it fills in the missing puzzle pieces in heart disease diagnosis and treatment and how it ultimately could be used to provide personalized care.
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