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ADVANCE researchers receive three Johns Hopkins Discovery Awards for innovative research

The three awards will enable ADVANCE researchers to develop deep learning learning methods to understand the recurrence of atrial fibrillation following catheter ablation, artificial intelligence to predict the risk of sudden death in Sarcoidosis, and computational approaches for arrhythmia risk prediction in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Principal investigator Dr. Natalia Read more…

By Ryan O'Hara, 3 yearsMay 24, 2022 ago

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Updates on our latest paper in Nature Cardiovascular Research

We have received a lot of publicity following Dr. Dan Popescu’s publication in Nature Cardiovascular Research. The cover of the journal’s April issue was designed by Dr. Kimberly Popescu (Dan’s wife!), featuring a schematic of a neural network embedded in cardiac tissue. Dr. Natalia Trayanova was recently interviewed by NBC Washington, Read more…

By Ryan O'Hara, 3 yearsMay 3, 2022 ago

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AI Predicts If and When Someone will Experience Cardiac Arrest

A new artificial intelligence-based approach can predict if and when a patient could die of cardiac arrest. The technology, built on raw images of patient’s diseased hearts and patient backgrounds, significantly improves on doctor’s predictions and stands to revolutionize clinical decision making and increase survival from sudden and lethal cardiac Read more…

By Ryan O'Hara, 3 yearsApril 26, 2022 ago

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Personalized simulations lead to more accurate, successful treatment for common heart rhythm disorder

In proof-of-concept study of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation, personalized models accurately predict where surgeons should destroy diseased heart tissue.

By Alex Van Horn, 5 yearsAugust 19, 2019 ago

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5/7/19: WITI Announces 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees, BME’s Natalia Trayanova, WITI

Natalia Trayanova will be inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame in a ceremony on June 10, 2019.

By Alex Van Horn, 6 yearsMay 8, 2019 ago

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Natalia Trayanova to receive the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Heart Rhythm Society

The award recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge in the field of cardiac pacing and/or cardiac electrophysiology.

By Alex Van Horn, 6 yearsFebruary 14, 2019 ago

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FDA approves our application for atrial ablation clinical trial

FDA just approved our 160-patient randomized clinical trial to demonstrate the utility of computer simulations driving atrial ablation procedure in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation and fibrosis. The approach is termed OPTIMA (OPtimal Target Identification via Modeling of Arrhythmogenesis). The PIs are Drs. Trayanova, Calkins, and Spraag — clinicians and Read more…

By Natalia Trayanova, 6 yearsFebruary 4, 2019 ago

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Nature Year in Review 2018: Trayanova on Precision Cardiology

ADVANCE co-director, Natalia Trayanova, PhD, discusses the key developments in precision cardiology in the December 2018 edition of Nature Reviews Cardiology. From a wearable electrocardiogram patch that may reduce the risk of stroke to a personalized virtual heart model that can direct treatment of infarct-related ventricular tachycardia, Trayanova highlights several high-impact advances Read more…

By Natalia Trayanova, 6 yearsDecember 19, 2018 ago

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ADVANCE launches to bridge the gap between engineering and medicine

Members of the Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment Innovation (ADVANCE) and key Johns Hopkins leadership gathered to celebrate the launch of ADVANCE, the new interdisciplinary research center between the Whiting School of Engineering and the Department of Medicine that is posited to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular Read more…

By Natalia Trayanova, 6 yearsDecember 19, 2018 ago

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3-D Virtual Simulation Gets to the ‘Heart’ of Irregular Heartbeats

Members of the ADVANCE team report they have successfully created personalized, 3-D virtual simulations of patients’ hearts for doctors to visualize and perform a life-saving procedure that corrects irregular or rapid heartbeats.

By Alex Van Horn, 6 yearsNovember 1, 2018 ago