The Register: FDA Clears Way for an AI Stethoscope To Detect Heart Disease


Algorithm proves better than primary care doctors at recognizing signs of heart trouble.
The Register: FDA Clears Way for an AI Stethoscope To Detect Heart Disease

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first artificial intelligence algorithm powering a digital stethoscope for doctors to detect valvular heart disease more accurately.

Valvular heart disease arises when the heart's valves don't function correctly, impacting the pumping of blood to the body and the intake within the heart's chambers as the valves do not open or close properly.

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