Personalised Prognostics and Diagnostics for Improved Decision Support in Cardiovascular Diseases (PerCard)

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) accounts for 45% of all deaths in Europe. 80% of premature heart disease is preventable, if personal risks can be identified early. Currently used risk models however 1) do not reflect true populations, especially for gender, 2) do not take enough into account genetic backgrounds, and 3) do not use all information available in different data sources. PerCard combines different data with novel analysis methods (AI, ML, signal processing) to deliver an improved risk modelling tool. Methods are explainable, practical, accessible and affordable. Development uses earlier collected and new-to-be-collected data in Finland and Italy. Ethical and societal aspects, including gender and accessibility to all, receive special attention. PerCard's international consortium is formed by Tampere University (co-ordinator), Polytechnic University of Milan (Italy), Centro Cardiologico Monzino (Italy), and Protestant University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg (Germany).