AI application to routine cardiovascular healthcare data (cardAIc)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Application of artificial intelligence to routine healthcare data to benefit patients with cardiovascular disease
IRAS ID
279174
Contact name
Dipak Kotecha
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Research & Development - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
TBC, TBC
Duration of Study in the UK
10 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels are a leading cause of suffering for patients, and create a big impact on our NHS. This is especially true during the unprecedented crises facing our NHS due the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
If we can identify patients earlier, who are at risk of these diseases, we can help doctors to prevent heart attacks, strokes and hospital admissions.
By developing new computer programs (artificial intelligence), we can examine the large amount of information already collected as part of normal NHS care, and use this for the benefit of all patients.
The health record system at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the most advanced in the country. Our research will unlock the value of this information by detecting warning signs of future heart disease, and accounting for the individual health conditions of each patient. This includes other problems like diabetes or kidney disease, as well as blood tests and x-rays. We will compare these across groups of patients to see if they can predict who needs admission to hospital. COVID-19 is known to affect the heart, so these approaches can also be used during the pandemic, and in the period of time afterwards, to help doctors take better care of these patients.
We will ensure the privacy of every patient by keeping any information that identifies them a secret. The research will only use information once all these details have been removed. We will publish the group results to help doctors and other healthcare professionals around the world to prevent heart disease.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/PR/0659
Date of REC Opinion
13 Nov 2020
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion