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Pregnancy-related heart failure is under-detected; AI-enabled stethoscope helped doctors diagnose twice as many cases

Heart failure during pregnancy is a dangerous and often under-detected condition because common symptoms - shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and trouble breathing while lying down - are easily mistaken for typical pregnancy discomforts. Late-breaking research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress on a Mayo Clinic study showed an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital stethoscope helped doctors identify twice as many cases of heart failure compared to a control group that received usual obstetric care and screening. Full study findings are published in Nature Medicine.

September 3, 2024


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