New AI tool ‘can rapidly rule out heart attacks in people attending A&E’
by Nilima Marshall
Jun 02, 2024
2 minutes
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A new artificial intelligence tool (AI) developed in the UK can rapidly rule out heart attacks in people attending A&E and help tens of thousands avoid unnecessary hospital stays each year, according to its creators.
Known as Rapid-RO, the AI tool has been found to successfully rule out heart attacks in over a third of patients across four UK hospitals during trials.
Professor James Leiper, associate (BHF), which funded the study, said: “This research demonstrates the important role AI could play in guiding treatment decision for heart patients.
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