New AI tool that can predict death could be a game-changer for prolonging heart patients’ lives
The researchers said their model, which predicts risks of early death, could benefit patients with health conditions that affect the heart. An artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help doctors identify high-risk heart patients will soon be rolled out on a trial basis in England after a study found it can accurately predict the risk that someone will die in the years after a heart scan. The global research team led by Imperial College London trained their AI model, known as AI-ECG risk estimation or AIRE, on millions of results from electrocardiograms (ECG), a common medical test that records electrical signals within and between the heart’s chambers. It is typically used to diagnose heart attacks and other irregularities. Close advertising The goal was to identify nuanced patterns that could mean someone is at high risk of health problems or death. Put to the test, the model predicted the likelihood of death in the decade following an ECG – and it was correct 78 per cent of the ti...