Knowledge and Data Driven Approaches Applied to Clinical Assessment

The clinical assessment of a specific patient’s condition can be a very difficult process as multiple variables/risk factors may be involved. Thus, clinical guidelines frequently recommend the use of models that were developed with the objective of aiding the clinical decision. However, these models still present some significant flaws that must be overcome. On the other hand, recent clinical datasets that result from patients’ data gathered directly in the hospital or through telemonitoring systems are available.