Virtual heart. Computer simulation of the heartbeat of a virtual heart,with the heart chambers that lie below the unseen muscle tissue coloured blue. The coronary arteries (orange) supply blood to the rhythmically beating heart muscle. Models like this allow simulation of the complex interactions behind the electrical impulses driving each heartbeat. The effects of new heart drugs can then be tested on the simulation. This will help to provide effective new treatments for cardiovascular disease. Dr Denis Noble,Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology at Oxford University,England,was one of the pioneers of the virtual heart | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / King-Holmes, James |
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