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. 2022 Feb;18(2):154-164.
doi: 10.2217/fca-2021-0010. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Harnessing artificial intelligence in cardiac rehabilitation, a systematic review

Sara Sotirakos  1 , Basem Fouda  1 , Noor Adeebah Mohamed Razif  1 , Niall Cribben  2 , Cormac Mulhall  1 , Aisling O'Byrne  1 , Bridget Moran  1 , Ruairi Connolly  1   3
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Harnessing artificial intelligence in cardiac rehabilitation, a systematic review

Sara Sotirakos et al. Future Cardiol. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Aim: This systematic review aims to evaluate the current body of research surrounding the efficacy of artificial intelligence (AI) in cardiac rehabilitation. Presently, AI can be incorporated into personal devices such as smart watches and smartphones, in diagnostic and home monitoring devices, as well as in certain inpatient care settings. Materials & methods: The PRISMA guidelines were followed in this review. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were set using the Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcomes (PICO) tool. Results: Eight studies meeting the inclusion criteria were found. Conclusion: Incorporation of AI into healthcare, cardiac rehabilitation delivery, and monitoring holds great potential for early detection of cardiac events, allowing for home-based monitoring, and improved clinician decision making.

Keywords: arrhythmia; artificial intelligence; cardiac disease; cardiac rehabilitation; heart failure; smar twatch.

Plain language summary

Lay abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) involves the use of technologies capable of making decisions based on data provided. AI can be used in healthcare to provide actionable data for a clinician by analyzing patterns in patient data to predict outcomes and guide treatment. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Cardiac rehabilitation is a therapy proven to reduce mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease. This study outlines three cases of AI based healthcare tools in cardiac rehabilitation. This includes the provision of personalized, home-based cardiac rehabilitation, the early detection of cardiac events through smart watch monitoring and by providing clinician decision making support in cardiac failure rehabilitation.

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