Singapore’s AI tool analyses heart attack damage within one minute

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Singapore’s AI tool analyses heart attack damage within one minute​

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Singapore.

The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that analyses heart muscle damage from a heart attack in under 60 seconds.

The platform, called CARDIA-GM, achieves 95% accuracy, and the research validating it has been accepted by the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, according to a press release.

It automatically analyses cardiac MRI scans to detect and measure two critical markers of post-heart attack damage—scarred heart muscle tissue and microvascular obstruction.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Singapore, accounting for nearly one-third of all fatalities, with more than 13,000 heart attack episodes recorded annually.

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CARDIA-GM has received funding support from the National Health Innovation Centre. The platform is currently in a 12-month development phase, with plans for deployment across multiple medical centres in Singapore.

 

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How many cardiologist positions will be reduced following the implementation of the AI platform for heart muscle damage analysis at the NHCS?