Cardiovascular System Engineering, Disease and Therapy (GE, BB, EL)

3 credits · Graduate

Introductory and advanced topics in anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and modeling of the cardiovascular system. Theoretical and bioengineering concepts of heart electrical and mechanical function and circulatory system at cellular, tissue, and organ level. Computational models of cardiac electrical and mechanical activity and pressures and volumes within circulatory system. Contemporary cell, gene, and device-based therapies for treatment of cardiac and cardiovascular disease. The course enhances students' knowledge of cardiovascular system function with the emphasis of underlying engineering principles. Prerequisites: two of Biomedical Engineering 301L, 302L, 307 or graduate standing in BME.