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Life Science Special Report December 2015

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MATTERS OF THE HEART LIFE SCIENCES<br />

MATTERS OF THE HEART -<br />

THE ROLE OF SIMULATION<br />

IN SAVING LIVES<br />

ALAIN KASSAB, ANDRES CEBALLOS, RUBEN OSORIO, EDUARDO DIVO<br />

University of Central Florida<br />

RICARDO ARGUETA-MORALES<br />

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children<br />

WILLIAM DECAMPLI<br />

UCF College of Medicine/Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children<br />

PRASHANTH S. SHANKARA<br />

CD-adapco<br />

The simulation group at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at<br />

the University of Central Florida has pushed the boundaries of numerical simulation<br />

to new frontiers as they recently collaborated, under the guidance of Dr. Alain<br />

Kassab with Dr. William DeCampli of The Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital<br />

for Children and with support from the American Heart Association to better<br />

understand and to investigate potential improvements of surgical techniques for<br />

pediatric congenital heart diseases.<br />

SPECIAL REPORT<br />

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