COMBAT-VT Project

Myocardial Infarction, although treated successfully, may leave patients at higher risk of life threatening ventricular tachycardias (VTs). VTs are heart rhythm disorders leading to an abnormal in-crease in heart rate, even during rest. Successful treatment or prevention of VTs by implantable defibrillators (ICD) and catheter ablation is hampered by the complexity and patient-specificity of the disorder. In a collaboration between de TU/e, Philips Research, and the Catharina Hospital, we aim to improve the understanding and prediction of the occurrence of VTs and provide optimized patient-specific therapy guidance using computationally efficient models.