Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including congestive heart failure, hypertension, atherosclerosis, stroke, aneurysms, and vascular auto-immune disease, is currently the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the UAE (HAAD statistics 2017). The mission of the proposed Healthcare Engineering Innovation Center (HEIC) is to develop novel methodologies, devices, and tools for the diagnosis, intervention/treatment, and rehabilitation of the wide spectrum of health challenges associated with CVD. Towards this, the HEIC integrates a multidisciplinary team of researchers with the leading healthcare providers/regulators in the UAE [SEHA, HAAD, Heart and Vascular and Stroke Institutes at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD)] to define and build population-specific, clinically implementable innovative approaches and engineering solutions.
The Center also provides a robust framework for tackling other relevant health challenges in the UAE including T2D, obesity and cancer in collaboration with KU’s Center for Biotechnology.
