A tortuous pathway to develop, validate, and translate patient-specific computational models of left atrial haemodynamics to support occluder implantations
- 14:00 22nd November 2024 ( week 6, Michaelmas Term 2024 )(this is a virtual seminar)
The influence of the left atrial appendage (LAA) and its different possible morphologies in atrial haemodynamics and thrombus formation is not fully known yet. In this talk I will present our most recent work analysing blood flow characteristics in relation with LA/LAA morphologies to better understand conditions that may lead to thrombus formation. A web-based platform, named VIDAA (Virtual Implantation of Devices for Left Atrial Appendage implantation) has been developed to support the clinical translation of the generated computational tools for the planning of the implantation of left atrial appendage occluder devices, which are used to cover the LAA in patients with atrial fibrillation. I will also detail the tortuous pathway required for the technology transfer of such tools.
Speaker bio
Oscar Camara obtained his Degree in Telecommunications Engineering at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, in Barcelona, in 1999. He completed his Master and PhD in Image Processing in the ENST in Paris, in 2000 and 2003, respectively. From 2004 to 2007, he was a postdoctoral researcher, first at King’s College London and then at University College London. In July 2007, he joined the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) as Ramón y Cajal postdoctoral researcher. In October 2011, he founded a new research group at UPF, Physense, currently composed of 17 members. From 2012 he was associate professor at UPF, becoming full professor in 2020. His research is focused on data processing and modelling methods in a wide variety of medical fields, with emphasis on the clinical translation of the developed techniques, leading to > 85 publications in journals, around 200 contributions to conferences, 3 patents, being co-founder of two spin-offs (Miwendo, VirTest), and PI of national and EU projects consecutively from 2012.Share this:
