AI-Powered Stethoscope Could Diagnose Heart Disease in Minutes
1. A smart stethoscope developed by Eko Health leverages artificial intelligence to detect structural heart disease, such as valvular abnormalities, ...
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Artificial intelligence-augmented decision-making failed to show non-inferiority compared to clinician judgment alone for coronary angiography patient selection
1. Upton and colleagues assessed the appropriateness of coronary angiography referrals made by clinicians working independently or with an AI ...
High volume-rate echocardiography may be capable of assessing cardiac function in a single heartbeat
High volume-rate echocardiography for simultaneous imaging of electromechanical activation and cardiac strain of the whole heart in a single heartbeat ...
Left atrial strain and left atrial strain rate independently associated with risk of ischemic stroke in older adults
1. Patients who developed ischemic stroke were more likely to have reduced positive longitudinal left atrial strain than those who ...
Comparison of simulation versus didactic-based instruction for transesophageal echocardiography teaching: the SIMULATOR randomized clinical trial
1. This randomized clinical trial demonstrated significantly increased post-training theoretical and practice scores among cardiology fellows who received simulation-based teaching ...
Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis Reduces Rheumatic Heart Disease Progression
1. In patients with latent rheumatic heart disease, secondary antibiotic prophylaxis reduced the risk of rheumatic heart disease progression. 2. ...
Chest pain may be better than EKG, echo for predicting coronary artery disease prognosis
1. Among patients with stable coronary artery disease in the outpatient setting, the presence of chest pain, known as angina, ...
Echocardiographic screening does not improve all-cause mortality
Image: PD 1. No mortality benefit was observed among white Norwegian adults randomly selected for echocardiographic screening for structural heart ...