Author Archives: Brock Tice, VP of Operations
Publication and Validation of Ionic Models
The authors of ionic models (see also the list of ionic models we currently offer) are typically wet-lab savvy — they patch-clamp cells and run special experiments on them, stepping voltage up and down and whatnot, to understand the behavior … Continue reading
Discussions Becoming Active on LinkedIn Group
I’m happy to say that some of the questions I posted on the Cardiac Simulation LinkedIn group have garnered some answers. In particular, the discussions about modeling tools for cardiac simulation and source code access have had some traffic from … Continue reading
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CardioSolv now offering Tarantula
Most of the modern meshing done by CardioSolv and its members is done using a software package called Tarantula. It was used in many of the publications listed on this site. We are now happy to announce that through a … Continue reading
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EPSRC Develops Improved Magnetometer for Heart Condition Diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Leeds have announced the development of a new, portable magnetometer that could be used to detect regions of ischemia and other heart conditions in an economical and portable package. The article is light on details, … Continue reading
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New Cardiac Simulation Group on LinkedIn
If you’re interested or involved in cardiac simulation, and not yet a member of the new Cardiac Simulation Group on LinkedIn, follow the link and join! We’ve got 30 members so far, representing a broad range of companies, academic institutions, … Continue reading
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Mysterious rash of defibrillator thefts
I watch the news for cardiac electrophysiology-related stuff, and most of it is press releases from this or that company about their new devices, but this article on theft of “crash cart” defibrillators is one of the more bizarre things … Continue reading
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CardioSolv’s CARP Simulator in the News
“Medical science is increasingly turning to computational models to study the possible effects of drugs and surgical interventions, before moving on to patient trials. One active area of research is in heart modelling. The structure of a patient’s heart can … Continue reading
Save an animal – run a simulation
Perhaps you’ve heard about the passionate protests opposing animal research (and the counter-protests supporting it). Whether you’re opposed to animal research altogether, want to minimize it to avoid it as much as possible, or just want to avoid the cost … Continue reading
Don’t reinvent the wheel
Solution of the ODEs and PDEs involved in cardiac simulation is actually rather straightforward, and it’s been implemented over and over by many groups around the world. Even in my former lab, we used four different implementations during the course … Continue reading
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Using simulations to make errors faster
The title of this blog post may seem to poke fun at simulations, but it’s based on a story recounted in a blog post entitled Simulation: Fact or Fantasy?. In it, Joel Orr describes a NASA engineer’s outrage at his … Continue reading
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