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Professor Peter Macfarlane is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow's School of Health & Wellbeing. His career spans roles as Emeritus Professor and Professor of Electrocardiology, with a focus on applying computer techniques to ECG interpretation. He has contributed global guidelines on ECG definitions for myocardial infarction and established an ECG Core Lab for clinical trials. His work emphasizes ECG variability across age, gender, and ethnicity, and has influenced international medical practices.
Research Interests:
- Development of automated ECG analysis systems
- ECG biomarkers in cardiovascular disease
- Impact of demographic factors on ECG patterns
- Post-COVID-19 cardiac sequelae
Scientific Contributions: His University of Glasgow ECG program is globally used. Key awards include the Rijlant Prize (1998), DSc (2000), and CBE (2014). The lab he founded processes ECGs for national/international trials, advancing standardized cardiac evaluations.
Grants & Collaborations: Funded projects include the CISCO-19 study on cardiac involvement post-COVID-19 and the PRIZE trial on angina treatment. Collaborations span cardiology, epidemiology, and computational medicine.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Electrocardiology Section at the Royal Infirmary of Glasgow, fostering interdisciplinary research in cardiac electrophysiology and digital health.