Integrating Electrical and Mechanical Properties in Large Animal Hearts
Name of applicant
Thomas Jespersen
Title
Professor
Institution
University of Copenhagen
Amount
DKK 951,139
Year
2023
Type of grant
Research Infrastructure
Summary
To better understand the mechanisms of heart diseases, we aim at establishing how the heart’s electrical function modify its pumping function, and vice versa. These insights potentially enable the design of new treatments for heart diseases. We will make use of an advanced technology permitting hearts from large animals (e.g. pig, sheep) to continue beating after having been explanted.