Avtor/Urednik		Trunk, Primož; Geršak, Borut; Trobec, Roman
Naslov		Topical cardiac cooling - computer simulation of myocardial temperature changes
Tip		članek
Vir		Comput Biol Med
Vol. in št.		Letnik 33, št. 3
Leto izdaje		2003
Obseg		str. 203-14
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Topical cardiac cooling (TC) is often used in cardiac surgery. We used a computer simulation to study temperature changes in the heart, especially in the right ventricular wall. A three-dimensional computer heart model, derived from Visible Human Data set, National Library of Medicine was used. The model is made from cubes, with spatial resolution of 1 mm. Explicit Finite Different method and temperature diffusion equation were used to calculate new temperatures. Three different simulations were performed and simulated temperatures were drawn on a cross-section of heart model in different colors. The results show that areas not immersed into TC solution are less protected against ischemia. It is important not to rely solely on topical cooling but use appropriate method of myocardial protection technique.
Deskriptorji		COMPUTER SIMULATION MYOCARDIUM HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED CARDIOPLEGIC SOLUTIONS HEART SURGERY