"Placed over the chest, the "smart" gizmo analyzes the rhythms of the heartbeat and blood flow that're undetectable to the human ear, while also performing a quick electrocardiogram, or ECG, which is a test that gauges your heart's electrical activity. Then, all that info is packaged and sent "securely" to the cloud, where it gets analyzed by AI algorithms. However many heartbeats later, a test result is sent to your doctor's smartphone."
"In a new study published in the journal of more than 12,000 patients across the UK, the researchers found that patients examined by the AI stethoscopes were - when compared with another cohort who weren't examined with the tech - 2.33 times more likely to be diagnosed with heart failure, meaning the heart isn't pumping blood properly, and 3.45 times more likely to be diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat in t"
The device is placed over the chest, analyzes heartbeat and blood-flow rhythms undetectable to the human ear, and performs a quick electrocardiogram (ECG) measuring electrical activity. The device packages data and sends it securely to the cloud for AI analysis, with results returned to a clinician's smartphone within seconds. The creators report higher diagnosis rates: among more than 12,000 UK patients, those examined with the AI stethoscope were 2.33 times more likely to receive a heart failure diagnosis and 3.45 times more likely to receive an atrial fibrillation diagnosis versus an unexamined cohort. Accuracy measures remain poor.
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