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    AI spots heart conditions before sufferers have symptoms – Artificial intelligence has been trained to identify those at risk of developing atrial fibrillation


    AI spots heart conditions before sufferers have symptoms – Artificial intelligence has been trained to identify those at risk of developing atrial fibrillation

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/28/ai-spots-heart-conditions-before-sufferers-have-symptoms/

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    1. Gari_305 on

      From the article

      >[Artificial intelligence](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/artificial-intelligence/) is being used to find people with heart conditions before they even have symptoms.

      >In an ongoing trial, a ground-breaking tool scours GP records for “red flags” which could indicate whether a patient was at risk of developing [atrial fibrillation (AF).](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/heart-health/atrial-fibrillation-the-heart-health-timebomb-ticking-away/)

      >John Pengelly, a former Army captain, said he was “really grateful” that his AF risk had been detected by the algorithm. He now takes a “couple of pills a day” to reduce his [heightened chance of a potentially deadly stroke](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/heart-health/snoring-sleep-apnoea-risk-of-stroke/).

      >AF causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate, and people with it have a significantly higher risk of stroke. 

      >Some sufferers experience [heart palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath and tiredness](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/heart-health/i-dismissed-it-as-stress-but-had-a-serious-heart-condition/) – but others have no symptoms and are unaware their heart rate is irregular.

      >Around 1.6 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with AF but the [British Heart Foundation (BHF)](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/british-heart-foundation/) said there were probably many thousands of undiagnosed cases in the UK.

      >When AF is identified and treated early it can be managed and the stroke risk reduced.

      >The new AI tool is being assessed in a trial, called Find-AF, funded by BHF and the Leeds Hospitals Charity.

    2. LefsaMadMuppet on

      Now give it to insurance companies to deny you coverage by predicting a ‘pre-existing conditions’.

    3. BearsGotKhalilMack on

      Can’t wait for my health insurance to go up because they found red flags in my medical history for a condition I didn’t know I had

      Otherwise, pretty awesome technology

    5. Mysterious_Emotion on

      Funny how another post says AI is not working out for healthcare and making things worse. Guess we’re gonna see a lot of this up and down for a while…