Cutting edge of fundamental and translational cardiovascular research

Dr. Zahra Motamed

Associate Professor, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Joseph Ip Distinguished Engineering Fellow
Director of Cardiovascular Research Group

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Computing and Software
School of Biomedical Engineering
School of Computational Science and Engineering
Thrombosis & Atherosclerosis Research Institute
Institute for Research on Aging
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Editorial Board
Scientific Reports, a Nature Group journal
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Frontiers in Medical Technology

Updates

Dr. Motamed is a Keynote Speaker at a joint conference of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering and the CFD Society of Canada

Review the Editorial that Dr. Motamed developed on the critical role of ventricle pressure-volume loop analysis, a powerful tool to assess cardiac mechanics that could reveal pathophysiological mechanisms of heart failure, including heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and myocardial and valvular diseases.
Title: Ventricular pressure-volume loop and other heart function metrics can elucidate etiology of failure of TAVI and interventions

Research Interest

Interdisciplinary research to advance cardiovascular engineering

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To develop long-needed quantitative diagnostic, predictive and intervention-optimization tools for cardiovascular diseases to support personalized interventions and clinical decision making

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To design, evaluate and optimize cardiovascular devices such as transcatheter heart valves and vascular stents

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To uncover causes of cardiovascular pathologies through solving complex biomedical problems

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To re-classify diseases and to establish guidelines for clinical interventions

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To lead multidisciplinary collaborative efforts to translate engineering-based findings and developments into clinical practice

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To develop monitoring tools for cardiovascular health to be integrated in future smart houses and smart vehicles

Outstanding infrastructure

Advanced clinical Doppler ultrasound machine
(Vivid™ E95 – 4D Ultra Edition v204, GE)

4-camera time-resolved volumetric particle image velocimetry system** (LaVision)**