Dassault Systèmes collaborates on Living Heart Project

JOHNSTON – Dassault Systèmes recently unveiled the world’s first 3-D, realistic simulation model of a whole human heart, part of a multidisciplinary project to help combat cardiovascular disease and launch the next frontier in diagnosing, treating and preventing heart conditions through personalized, 3-D virtual models.
Simulation experts from Dassault worked with a team of heart experts to develop the 3-D heart model using Dassault’s 3DExperience platform and Simulia applications to simulate the electrical and mechanical behavior of the heart realistically.
“Dassault Systèmes has been involved in many simulation projects over the years – from automobile design simulations that help avoid serious injury, to studies done alongside leading researchers that study the impact of contact sports on the brain,” said Scott Berkey, CEO of the Dassault Systèmes Simulia segment. “With the contribution of leading researchers, medical practitioners and regulatory agencies, this project is another example of how our 3DExperience platform can help improve product, nature and life.”
According to recent research from the World Health Organization, 17.3 million people died from cardiovascular diseases globally in 2008, representing 30 percent of all global deaths. The American Heart Association report estimates that total direct medical costs of cardiovascular disease will reach $818.1 billion during the next 30 years.
Currently, the lack of realistic 3-D heart models limits researchers’ ability to predict device behavior in humans. The Living Heart Project has attracted a multidisciplinary community of medical researchers, practitioners, device manufacturers and industry regulators who will have access to 3-D computational models to accelerate the translation of research innovation into products and services.
“We live in an exciting time with the capacity to simulate how a patient’s heart may respond to a wide range of interventions, sparing that individual and many others the uncertainties of their procedural outcome,” said Dr. James C. Perry, a professor of pediatrics at UC San Diego. “This technology is a huge advancement that will expedite the translation of our basic scientific understanding of cardiac function into practical applications that promote improved health and safety.”

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