Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that enables a computer to think or act in a more ‘human’ way.  Health organisations have collected massive amounts of data in the form of health records and images, population data and clinical trial data. AI technologies analyse these data and uncover patterns, transforming the way healthcare is being delivered. Many types of AI technology are used in cardiovascular disease care and research. 

Explore research activities in the AI, Data Science and Advanced Technologies for Cardiovascular Health theme. Names shown indicate authors or co-authors involved from the Centre for Cardiovascular Health.

 

heARtbeat App 

We created a special smartphone app that uses augmented reality (an interactive experience that combines the real world with computer-generated content) to help people learn clinical skills in an engaging and immersive way. Our "heARtbeat" app allows users to practice how to place electrodes correctly on a patient's body to take a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), which is a medical test to measure the heart's electrical activity.

Our work on this app was recognised and supported by The Physiological Society Education and Teaching Award in 2023.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)

CPET is a test that lets your doctor assess how your lungs, heart and muscles work when you exercise. It is used routinely in various health and wellbeing settings. Edinburgh Napier University is developing a course designed to provide comprehensive guidance for performing [CPET] in clinical settings, offering a standardised approach to CPET based on current scientific knowledge and best practice. The course informs specific indications for CPET, test protocol selection, testing equipment, appropriate personnel, data interpretation and patient and test safety.  

The Erasmus Mundus in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing Joint Master's Degree Programme

The programme is being created to train nurses in critical and emergency care. Throughout the program, students will gain expertise in clinical practice, communication, and leadership within emergency and critical care settings. They will also learn how to use simulation education and assess research findings to improve critical care and emergency practices. In their last semester, students will expand their knowledge by conducting a research project under the guidance of leading experts in their specialised area.

The programme is a partnership between three universities (the University of Oviedo -Uniovi-, Spain; the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences – Metropolia-, Finland; and Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom).