Artificial intelligence identifies severe aortic stenosis from routine echocardiograms

Barcelona, Spain – 28 Aug 2022: A novel artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm uses routine echocardiograms to identify aortic stenosis patients at high risk of death who could benefit from treatment. The late breaking research is presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2022.1 Aortic stenosis is the most common primary valve lesion requiring surgery or transcatheter intervention in Europe and North America.2 Prevalence is rapidly increasing due to ageing populations. Guidelines strongly advise early intervention in all symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis due to the dismal prognosis. Approximately 50% of untreated patients with aortic stenosis die in the first two years after symptoms appear.3