Inside the Beating Heart: Exploring Working Heart Systems

Are you keen to learn how you can optimise your working heart system?

In this webinar, two experienced researchers, Dr André Leite Moreira and Dr Tina Myhre Pedersen, will share how they use and customise working heart systems to advance their cardiovascular studies. From refining experimental conditions to overcoming technical challenges, this session will offer valuable insights into optimising setup for specific scientific questions.

Whether you're exploring working heart models for the first time or looking to fine-tune your system for more accurate outcomes, this webinar will provide real-world expertise from those actively using these systems in their research.

Both speakers bring hands-on experience in using and adapting ADInstruments' working heart system, applying it to diverse cardiovascular research applications. They will discuss the modifications they have made to their setups to improve experimental precision, data reliability, and reproducibility in their studies.

What You’ll Learn

• Adapting Working Heart Systems for Specific Applications – How researchers modify and optimise their setups for different experimental conditions.
• Practical Challenges and Solutions – What works, what doesn’t, and how to troubleshoot common issues in working heart experiments.
• Who Should Attend?

This webinar is ideal for:

• Researchers and scientists working in cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology.
• Lab technicians and technical staff responsible for experimental setup and maintenance.
• Students and early-career researchers looking to understand the practicalities of working heart systems.

Speakers

Dr André Leite Moreira

Anaesthesiology Consultant, specialised in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia - Hospital São João, Porto. Teacher of Physiology, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care - Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto
PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto.

André Leite Moreira is a physician scientist based in Porto. His fields of interest include diastolic function, heart failure and cardiothoracic anesthesia and critical care.  

Dr Tina Myhre Pederson

Technical Assistant, Aarhus University

Cardiovascular researcher at Aarhus University, focusing on how metabolic disorders like diabetes affect heart function. Her work, including studies on in vivo and ex vivo cardiac examinations in diabetic mice, helps uncover the complex interactions between metabolism and cardiovascular health. Through her research, she aims to bridge gaps in understanding heart disease mechanisms, contributing to more accurate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.