AI-powered stethoscope could pick up three heart conditions 'within seconds'
11 days ago
- #Medical innovation
- #AI in healthcare
- #Heart disease detection
- AI-powered stethoscopes can detect heart failure, heart valve disease, and atrial fibrillation quickly.
- The new stethoscope replaces the traditional chest piece with a device the size of a playing card, recording ECG and heart sounds.
- AI analyzes the data in the cloud, trained on tens of thousands of patient records, and sends results to a smartphone.
- The device improves early diagnosis, especially for conditions like heart failure, which are often detected too late.
- A trial involving over 12,000 patients showed the AI stethoscope significantly increased diagnosis rates for heart conditions.
- Researchers plan to expand the use of AI stethoscopes to more GP practices in the UK.