LAS VEGAS — Executives at the American Heart Association are betting that the cures for heart disease, stroke and diabetes lie in the cloud.

The heart association (AHA), a nonprofit organization that funds research on heart disease and promotes public health policies, is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to set up a cloud-based system where scientists from around the world can store, share and analyze research data.

Making that data available in the cloud could accelerate research and lead to a cure for cardiovascular disease, which is the top cause of death worldwide.

American Heart Association