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ReviewThe EPMA journal2019

Artificial intelligence supported patient self-care in chronic heart failure: a paradigm shift from reactive to predictive, preventive and personalised care.

Matthew Barrett, Josiane Boyne, Julia Brandts, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, Lieven De Maesschalck, Kurt De Wit, Lana Dixon, Casper Eurlings, Donna Fitzsimons, Olga Golubnitschaja and 23 more

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Review in The EPMA journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
78citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
11.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 189 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Artificial intelligence in heart failure.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2026
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18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors at 12 institutions in 7 countries.

Matthew Barrett1University College of Dublin, Catherine McAuley Education & Research Centre, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Nelson Street, Dublin, 7 Ireland.
Josiane Boyne2Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Julia Brandts3Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca2Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4356-8566
Lieven De MaesschalckThomas More University of Applied Science, Kleinhoefstraat 4, 2240 Geel, Belgium.
Kurt De WitThomas More University of Applied Science, Kleinhoefstraat 4, 2240 Geel, Belgium.
Lana Dixon5Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Rd, Belfast, BT9 7AB UK.
Casper Eurlings2Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Donna Fitzsimons6Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast, BY9 7BL UK.
Olga GolubnitschajaRadiological Clinic, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Excellence University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Arjan HagemanSananet Care BV, Rijksweg Zuid 37, 6131AL Sittard, Netherlands.
Frank HeemskerkRIMS bvba, Bollestraat 75, 3090 Overijse, Belgium.
André Hintzen2Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Thomas M Helms10German Foundation for the Chronically Ill, Alexanderstrasse 26, 90762 Fürth, Germany.
Loreena Hill6Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast, BY9 7BL UK.
Thom HoedemakersSananet Care BV, Rijksweg Zuid 37, 6131AL Sittard, Netherlands.
Nikolaus Marx3Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Kenneth McDonald1University College of Dublin, Catherine McAuley Education & Research Centre, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Nelson Street, Dublin, 7 Ireland.
Marc MertensThomas More University of Applied Science, Kleinhoefstraat 4, 2240 Geel, Belgium.
Dirk Müller-Wieland3Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Alexander Palant10German Foundation for the Chronically Ill, Alexanderstrasse 26, 90762 Fürth, Germany.
Jens PieskNurogames GmbH, Schaafenstrasse 25, 50676 Cologne, Germany.
Andrew PomazanskyiNurogames GmbH, Schaafenstrasse 25, 50676 Cologne, Germany.
Jan RamaekersSananet Care BV, Rijksweg Zuid 37, 6131AL Sittard, Netherlands.
Peter RuffExploris AG, Tödistrasse 52, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland.
Katharina Schütt3Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Yash ShekhawatNurogames GmbH, Schaafenstrasse 25, 50676 Cologne, Germany.
Chantal F Ski6Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast, BY9 7BL UK.
David R Thompson6Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast, BY9 7BL UK.
Andrew TsirkinExploris AG, Tödistrasse 52, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland.
Kay van der MierdenSananet Care BV, Rijksweg Zuid 37, 6131AL Sittard, Netherlands.
Chris Watson6Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast, BY9 7BL UK.
Bettina Zippel-Schultz10German Foundation for the Chronically Ill, Alexanderstrasse 26, 90762 Fürth, Germany.
Queen's University Belfast · GBMaaslandziekenhuis · NLMaastricht University Medical Centre · NLUniversitätsklinikum Aachen · DEAlexander von Humboldt Foundation · DEAmerican Nurses Association · USThomas More University · USExploristics (United Kingdom) · GBMater Misericordiae University Hospital · IEBelfast Health and Social Care Trust · GBForschungs- und Beratungsstelle Arbeitswelt · ATUniversity of Bonn · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is one of the most complex chronic disorders with high prevalence, mainly due to the ageing population and better treatment of underlying diseases. Prevalence will continue to rise and is estimated to reach 3% of the population in Western countries by 2025. It is the most important cause of hospitalisation in subjects aged 65 years or more, resulting in high costs and major social impact. The current "one-size-fits-all" approach in the treatment of HF does not result in best outcome for all patients. These facts are an imminent threat to good quality management of patients with HF. An unorthodox approach from a new vision on care is required. We propose a novel predictive, preventive and personalised medicine approach where patients are truly leading their management, supported by an easily accessible online application that takes advantage of artificial intelligence. This strategy paper describes the needs in HF care, the needed paradigm shift and the elements that are required to achieve this shift. Through the inspiring collaboration of clinical and high-tech partners from North-West Europe combining state of the art HF care, artificial intelligence, serious gaming and patient coaching, a virtual doctor is being created. The results are expected to advance and personalise self-care, where standard care tasks are performed by the patients themselves, in principle without involvement of healthcare professionals, the latter being able to focus on complex conditions. This new vision on care will significantly reduce costs per patient while improving outcomes to enable long-term sustainability of top-level HF care.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceComorbiditiesDiabetesDisease modellingHealthcare digitalisationHealthcare economyHeart failureIndividualised patient profileInformation and communications technologyIntegrated careMedical ethicsMulti-level diagnosticsPatient engagementPatient stratificationPredictive preventive personalised participatory medicineProfessional interactomeSocietal impactTherapy monitoring

Identifiers

PMID31832118
PMCPMC6882991
OpenAlexW2990170714

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