Artificial Intelligence Can Accurately Predict Patients Most At Risk Of Heart Failure

Researchers have created an artificial intelligence program that can predict when patients will die from a heart disorder. It is hoped that the software could be used by doctors to make informed decisions about how to treat patients before a condition deteriorates. The software works by analyzing MRI scans taken of patients with pulmonary hypertension. It looks at over 30,000 points in the heart as it contracts on each heartbeat and then builds a virtual 3D heart of each patient. Coupled with eight years' worth of health records, the artificial intelligence was able to assess what aspects predicted when a patient was likely to die up to five years into the future.