BIG DATA IN CARDIOLOGY - WHERE WE SHOULD BE GOING AND WHY?



Rahul Potluri, M.D., Aston Medical School, Birmingham, UK

Big data collection, analysis and analytics are changing the modern world. In healthcare, medical and cardiovascular research, the concept of big data is in its infancy. I am the founder of the ACALM (Algorithm for Comorbidities, Associations, Length of stay and Mortality) and we have been utilising the concepts of big data especially in the cardiovascular field over the last decade. Existing research utilising big data (including ACALM) will be discussed and the full potential of big data going forward with the potential to transform cardiovascular research and clinical practice will be highlighted with real clinical examples and scenarios.