US FDA clears way for an AI stethoscope to detect heart disease

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:09:08 -0300

gadgeteer@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

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.

Detecting valvular heart disease can be tricky. It requires doctors listening to a patient's heartbeat and being able to recognize an unusual sound or pattern, and figure out which valve is impaired and what issue it's causing. Recognizing whether the sound and pattern of a heartbeat is irregular can be subjective, and that means the condition is frequently misdiagnosed or missed entirely.

See FDA clears way for AI stethoscope to detect heart disease

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Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:31:08 -0300

Part_of You

part_of_you@diaspora.psyco.fr

Perfect, good business, after having cleared way for injections that cause heart trouble!

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:42:19 -0300

Danie van der Merwe

gadgeteer@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

Don't know about the injections as that is not really technology ;-)

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:20:54 -0300

Part_of You

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You should study their nano composant part...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:47:57 -0300

Danie van der Merwe

gadgeteer@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Part_of You I think it has been long used for pain management actually - https://europepmc.org/article/med/29803784. But it is really not related in any way to AI being used for stethoscopes. AI is technology to analyse and identify, and injections are really mechanical chemistry.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:07:52 -0300

Part_of You

part_of_you@diaspora.psyco.fr

Well, this is not about my first comment, I am unsure if you understood it correctly -- I was talking about covid-19 arnm treatment injections, and BigPharma business model.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:08:59 -0300

Part_of You

part_of_you@diaspora.psyco.fr

ah, error, not "treatment" injections, a treatment is efficient...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:27:32 -0300

Danie van der Merwe

gadgeteer@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Part_of You OK no sorry - well I had no idea what that had to do with using AI with stethoscopes - that was what my post was actually about. It had nothing to do with Covid or injections, and that as why I was lost. I was trying to find the connection. I'm still a bit lost as to why that is relevant as I'm not seeing the connection?

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 20:09:44 -0300

Part_of You

part_of_you@diaspora.psyco.fr

well, if you've never heard of the connection of heart problems and injections, you could not understand. May be you live on another planet :))

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 05:47:16 -0300

Danie van der Merwe

gadgeteer@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Part_of You hope you understand my point that this post had nothing to do with injections at all. AI is software that analyses what it hears from a stethoscope's sound. It is all sound and assisting doctors with analysis of that sound to detect heart valve issues. It has nothing to do with any treatments or injections, as a doctor would decide on that as a separate course of action. So no automated or AI treatments, just diagnose assistance. So injections are just not relevant to what this post is dealing with. My focus is about technology and not medical treatments.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:15:17 -0300

Part_of You

part_of_you@diaspora.psyco.fr

My point is that this industry study and release solutions/diag tools/whatever to help detect/fight some problems caused by what the same industry has sell to humans as a solution. So I say it, again, it's a very good charlatan business. But I understand it's a problem for people who never question the probity of health industry. Don't hesitate to delete my comments if you wish.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:15:34 -0300

Danie van der Merwe

gadgeteer@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Part_of You no you're entitled to your opinion. But remember that doctors are sometimes (often?) failing to identify heart problems with their stethoscopes (may be just due to lack of experience or from not hearing it properly), so I'd still say this AI is pretty useful. Where it can shine is with telemedicine in rural areas of poorer countries, where it is often just a clinic being run without any doctors. In these cases, such AI could be invaluable in saving lives.

A lot of AI solutions are aimed exactly as this, where there are not enough doctors on the ground. I can only see that as a very good thing to have, as without the doctors in the first place, what hope do patients have if their illness is not detected early?

Remember too though that health systems differ greatly between countries too. So maybe your country has some challenges. In my country people get their treatment for free if they can't afford it, generic drugs are available to keep costs down, but our doctors are spread thin especially across rural areas. Any help to get the job done is appreciated. But yes, Big Pharma certainly has a tendency to rip off patients, especially from what we see in the USA. But as I was mentioning, that really has nothing to do with this post about AI diagnosis. It's a completely different topic and not related to technology that I blog about. I stick to interesting new tech that could benefit people.