AJMC March 12, 2025
Advancing technologies have transformed the detection of heart disease and, in turn, streamlined medical processes and relieved burden on health care systems.
In part 1 of this interview, Antoine Keller, MD, FACC, FACS, cardiothoracic surgeon, Ochsner Lafayette General Hospital, and founder of HeartSense discussed his experiences as a cardiac surgeon that ultimately led to the organization’s founding. Of particular concern to him were the disproportionately high rates of heart disease impacting rural African American and Hispanic communities, and an insufficient amount of data to explain this incidence.
Here, Keller speaks more to the impact of advancing technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and digital auscultation, for streamlining medical diagnoses, which, in turn, enhances patient care and outcomes in communities that...