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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/83541, first published .
Doctor analyzing heart ultrasound on a futuristic medical monitor

Alignment Between Cardiologists and AI-Driven Diagnostic Systems: Mixed Methods Study

Alignment Between Cardiologists and AI-Driven Diagnostic Systems: Mixed Methods Study

Mahdi Mahdavi   1, 2 , MSc, PhD ;   Sarah White   3 , PhD ;   Sandeep S Hothi   4, 5 , PhD ;   Chris Flood   6, 7 , PhD ;   Rosica Panayotova   8 , PhD ;   Daniel Frings   9 , PhD

1 Department of Management and Enterprise, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom

2 Bernard Lown Scholars in Cardiovascular Health Programme, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

3 School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom

4 Department of Cardiology, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

5 College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

6 School of Nursing and Midwifery, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom

7 Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

8 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Stockport, United Kingdom

9 College of Health and Life Sciences, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Daniel Frings, PhD
  • College of Health and Life Sciences
  • London South Bank University
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  • Email: dan.frings@lsbu.ac.uk