The OLV (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis) in Aalst has started using an application that can scan heart recordings at lightning speed using artificial intelligence. An advanced clinical assistant called PMcardio can already help detect 38 cardiovascular conditions today, and the technology might even be able to predict heart failures in the future
Researchers at Aalst hospital, specialised in cardiac care, worked with developers Powerful Medical on the app, which can diagnose an electrocardiogram (ECG) using a smartphone in about 5 seconds.
PMcardio is useful for health professionals or doctors who do not deal with ECG interpretation on a daily basis, such as emergency physicians or general practitioners. But it can also help experienced heart specialists take a second, AI-driven look at their diagnosis, and the app also provides personalised treatment options.
"Cardiologists can double-check their own diagnosis, leading to even higher certainty and an even more accurate diagnosis"
The technology is based on expertise provided by the OLV hospital. "With this platform, cardiologists can double-check their own diagnosis, leading to even higher certainty and an even more accurate diagnosis," doctors at the Aalst hospital said. The medical device has Class IIb certification, an approval for medium-risk medical devices.
Today, PMCardio can accurately analyse an ECG and recognise 38 conditions. But in the future, the application aims to learn to make new diagnoses as well. "We aim to expand AI-driven diagnostic ECG capabilities in the early detection of heart failure, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and a host of predictive diagnoses," PMcardio's Dr Robert Herman said.
PMcardio has been available in Belgium since this month in both English and French.
source: belganews
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