RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Cunningham, Muriel T1 New Technologies and Big Data Provide Hope for the Future in Patient Care JF MD Conference Express YR 2014 FD SAGE Publications VO 14 IS 52 SP 5 OP 7 DO 10.1177/155989771452001 UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/52/5.abstract AB President of the American Heart Association (AHA), Elliott Antman, MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, gave the Presidential Address at the opening of the AHA 2014 Scientific Sessions. He focused on how to best utilize emerging technologies and use big data to improve patient outcomes. With new diagnostic and therapeutic options being discovered at an unprecedented pace, there is a likewise unprecedented opportunity to save and improve lives.