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Royal Philips Electronics has a new heart-monitoring device on the market that's designed to help doctors spot early signs of a potentially deadly heart attack, stroke, or heart failureand it's all thanks to artificial intelligence.
In a press release, the company explains that it's developed software that analyzes electrocardiograms ( ECGs) taken by doctors to detect when a person has a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure.
It then calculates a patient's risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure based on the patient's age, gender, and systolic blood pressure (the top number in a patient's blood pressure), reports the New York Times.
The software also tracks a doctor's notes on the patient's EKGs, which can help determine when it's time to perform a heart attack or stroke, or when it's time to start blood thinners.
The device is intended for use in hospitals and will be showcased at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology this week in Boston.
The Times notes that heart attacks and strokes are the No.
1 cause of death in the US, killing more than 300,000 people each year, and strokes are the No.
1 cause of death in the US
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