Medscape November 22, 2023
Voice analysis with an app that uses artificial intelligence may provide early warning of acute decompensated heart failure (HF).
The proprietary HearO system and app (Cordio Medical) showed a sensitivity of about 70% for predicting impending acute decompensation about 3 weeks before it occurred in high-risk outpatients with HF in the HearO Community Study.
William T. Abraham, MD, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, reported the findings in a press briefing and a late-breaking trial session on November 13 at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2023 Scientific Sessions.
They show that “novel speech analysis technology may be useful in remote monitoring of HF patients, providing early warning of worsening HF events including impending decompensation,” Abraham said. “This approach...