Artificial intelligence: a promising tool for the clinical cardiologist.

Abstract

Introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a revolutionary technology that is changing clinical practice, including management of patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Areas covered: From a clinical practice perspective, this manuscript reviews the impact of AI on the management of cardiovascular diseases, and current challenges and opportunities. For this purpose, a systematic search was conducted on PubMed (MEDLINE), using the MeSH terms [Artificial intelligence] + [Cardiology] + [Cardiovascular] up to February 2025. Original data from clinical trials, observational studies and reviews of interest were reviewed.

Expert opinion: Cardiovascular diseases remain the first cause of morbidity, disability, and death worldwide, mainly owing to late diagnosis, insufficient control of cardiovascular risk factors, and poor use of guideline-recommended therapies. Moreover, the high prevalence of cardiac disease increases stress on the health system, which is already overloaded, challenging its capacity to provide quality patient care. AI-based algorithms may assist clinicians by promoting personalized medicine, improving efficiency, and better anticipating outcomes. Although some AI-based technical solutions are currently implemented, most will be ready for use in the coming years. Nonetheless, many challenges, barriers, and ethical concerns remain, and the effective implementation of AI in routine practice will take some time. In this context, it seems necessary to increase medical knowledge of how AI works, its impact on cardiovascular diseases, and its potential translation to clinical practice.