Heart health: University of Ottawa Heart Institute using AI and data to save lives [Video]

The University of Ottawa’s Heart Institute, one of the country’s most distinguished heart health centers, is celebrating a new addition by using pin-point accurate cardiovascular data and artificial intelligence to save lives.

“It’s really a new beginning for the institute to be able to use and leverage this space. The possibilities are endless,” said incoming president Dr. Rob Beanlands at an unveiling for the institute’s brand new Data Science Centre on Wednesday.

The state-of-the-art centre is the vision and legacy of outgoing president Dr. Thierry Mesana and will use tools such as artificial intelligence to tailor care and treatment on an individual basis.

The centre is both a virtual and physical space. It occupies 3,150 square feet of offices, hotelling space and conference rooms. Clinicians, scientists, researchers, and administration personnel will be able to coordinate their joint access and use of the facility.

“Instead of giving the risk of complications …