According to the CDC, more than 6 million Americans have heart failure. Worldwide, he said, more than 11 million people have heart failure, which is caused by a reduced ejection fraction, or a slowdown in the heart’s ability to pump. This is according to the results of a 2020 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A newly FDA-cleared artificial intelligence developed by Mayo Clinic and Eco Health can catch it in a matter of seconds.

Stethoscopes have been around since 1816 and have been reborn with AI. Doctors use it to listen to your heart and lungs and interpret what they hear. More tests, such as a CT scan or MRI scan, are often needed to confirm the diagnosis.

An electrocardiogram, also known as an ECG for short, is also used to measure the electrical activity of the heart.

Scripps News’ Lindsey Tice spoke with Connor Landgraf, biomechanical engineer and CEO of Eco Health. For him, using AI to improve care is a personal and professional mission.

“I have a family history of lung disease, and I felt there was a need for better technology and a better way for doctors to use these tools to identify early signs of disease.” said Landgraf.

A team from Mayo Clinic and Eco Health trained an AI program by listening to recordings from more than 100,000 patients and having a computer interpret heart activity. This new technology allows a person’s own heart strength to be recorded and analyzed in 10 to 15 seconds, showing some of the earliest and most difficult-to-detect signs of heart failure, including low ejection fraction. Masu.

“This important disease is difficult to detect but is associated with symptoms of death, comorbidities, hospitalization, and shortness of breath. And there are powerful treatments. But we must know it exists.” said Dr. Paul Friedman, an electrophysiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. Cardiologist at Mayo Clinic.

Landgraf said the newly approved AI-powered stethoscope costs $429 with a monthly subscription.