Early Warning System That Uses AI for Heart Attacks Could Save Lives

Scientists used AI to analyze millions of heartbeats, link them to potential arrythmia, then build an algorithm based on how the heart talks to the brain about its irregularities.

By Paul Smaglik
Mar 31, 2025 6:30 PMApr 1, 2025 3:02 PM
Heart monitor with AI
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Early warning systems for natural disasters have undoubtedly saved countless lives. Detectors that monitor signs of impending earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes, among others, provide crucial hours — sometimes days — for us to take evasive action.

What if we could do the same thing for heart attacks? A group of French researchers working with some U.S. colleagues, have designed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that could help do just that, they report in the European Heart Journal.

Early Detection for Heart Attacks

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