A trial of artificial intelligence coupled with a new medical device has provided dramatic results in heart patients at a Liverpool hospital.
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is trialling the monitoring device, which patients wear at home, to help improve and speed up the diagnoses of irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmia). Since the pilot began patient waiting lists have reduced from as high as eight weeks to a matter of days, despite concerns that covid could have hit waiting times.
Early detection of heart rhythm disorders, such as atrial fibrillation which affects an estimated 1.4 million people in the UK, can help to avoid more serious medical emergencies such as stroke. Liverpool Heart and Chest joined the pilot in 2021, which is funded through the NHS Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award.
