In Australia, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are managed in a complex and fragmented healthcare system across multiple providers. A data repository that links data sources, and enables advanced analytics and big data technologies, will generate novel insights, and allow development of translational tools that can improve patient care and outcomes. The Cardiac Analytics and Innovation (CardiacAI) project has established a research-ready electronic medical records data resource to enable collaborative and translational cardiovascular research. The CardiacAI data repository prospectively extracts de-identified electronic medical record (EMR) data from two local health districts (LHD) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. These data are linked with Australian population health data to ascertain longitudinal hospitalisation and death outcomes. The data are stored within a secure, cloud-based storage and analytics platform. The CardiacAI data repository is a not-for-profit data resource that promotes collaboration and responsible sharing of data. The CardiacAI data repository is a resource for Australian healthcare providers, clinicians and researchers seeking to improve cardiovascular care. The project is expanding to include data from stroke hospitalisations and two additional NSW LHDs, and is actively exploring linkage with ECG signal data, medical imaging data and community-based healthcare. The CardiacAI project has the potential to unlock a wealth of novel insights and translational tools that improve secondary prevention and treatment of CVD.

翻译：在澳大利亚，心血管疾病（CVD）的管理涉及多个医疗服务提供方，医疗体系复杂且分散。一个能够整合数据源、支持高级分析和大数据技术的数据存储库，将催生新的洞见，并促进开发可改善患者护理和预后的转化工具。心脏分析与创新（CardiacAI）项目已建立一个可用于研究的新型电子医疗记录数据资源，以支持协作性和转化性的心血管研究。CardiacAI数据存储库前瞻性地提取来自澳大利亚新南威尔士州（NSW）两个地方卫生区（LHD）的去标识化电子医疗记录（EMR）数据。这些数据与澳大利亚人群健康数据相关联，以获取纵向的住院和死亡结局。数据存储于安全的云端存储与分析平台。CardiacAI数据存储库是一个非营利性数据资源，旨在促进数据共享与协作。该资源面向寻求改善心血管护理的澳大利亚医疗保健提供者、临床医生和研究人员。目前，该项目正在扩展，计划纳入卒中住院数据及新南威尔士州另两个LHD的数据，并积极探索与心电图信号数据、医学影像数据和社区医疗数据的关联。CardiacAI项目有望释放大量新的洞见和转化工具，从而改善心血管疾病的二级预防和治疗。