MedCity News May 12, 2022
Early detection and treatment of heart failure can greatly improve an otherwise poor prognosis. Research from Mayo Clinic suggests artificial intelligence could be used to detect the condition even when no symptoms are present.
Heart failure affects about 2% to 3% of people globally—including up to 9% of those over 60—and about 6.5 million Americans. For a person with this chronic, progressive condition, the heart isn’t able to pump blood well enough to meet the body’s needs for blood and oxygen, which can have dire consequences. About half of those diagnosed with heart failure die within five years, which is worse than the death rate for common cancers like bladder, prostate and breast cancer.
Early detection and treatment can greatly...
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