pharmaphorum April 3, 2024
The FDA has cleared an artificial intelligence algorithm that can detect signs of heart failure in seconds using a digital stethoscope during a standard physical exam.
The algorithm was developed by digital stethoscope maker Eko Health in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic. It looks for low ejection fraction (EF), a reduction in outflow of blood from the heart to the aorta, which is present in approximately 50% of heart failure cases.
If LVEF is 40% or less a patient is considered to have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), sometimes known as systolic heart failure, which generally has to be diagnosed in a hospital setting.
The Low EF AI means that some cases of heart failure could be spotted...
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