INSIDE-HEART (HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN)

Project summary

The INSIDE-HEART project aims to develop innovative technologies to monitor the risks associated with atrial fibrillation, especially outside the clinical setting, and to facilitate early intervention. The funding will train 10 PhD students in the development of mathematical and computational tools to predict adverse events in patients with atrial fibrillation and propose effective preventive and personalised treatment methods.

Atrial fibrillation, which leads to irregular heart function, is the most common arrhythmia today. It affects more than 1% of the world's population, reaching 10% among octogenarians, and increases the risk of stroke by up to five times. In the EU alone, the associated annual cost is over €13.5 billion.

The technologies to be developed in this project are based on signal and image processing algorithms, computational models and artificial intelligence tools. The aim is to obtain detailed characterisations of the electrical function of the heart in patients with atrial fibrillation, to make individualised predictions about their potential risks and to establish personalised therapies. INSIDE-HEART has a global budget of 2.67M euros, of which 250,000 euros correspond to the University of Zaragoza.

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