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Artificial intelligence and cardiovascular risk prediction: all that glitters is not gold

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad term referring to any automated systems that need ‘intelligence’ to carry out specific tasks. During the last decade, AI-based techniques have been gaining popularity in a vast range of biomedical fields, including the cardiovascular setting. Indeed, the dissemination of cardiovascular risk factors and the better prognosis of patients experiencing cardiovascular events resulted in an increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), eliciting the need for precise identification of patients at increased risk for development and progression of CVD. AI-based predictive models may overcome some of the limitations that hinder the performance of classic regression models. Nonetheless, the successful application of AI in this field requires knowledge of the potential pitfalls of the AI techniques, to guarantee their safe and effective use in daily clinical practice. The aim of the present …

Date
2022
Authors
Mauro Chiarito, Luca Luceri, Angelo Oliva, Giulio Stefanini, Gianluigi Condorelli
Source
European Cardiology Review
Volume
17
Pages
e29