KI erkennt Herzerkrankungen, bevor Betroffene Symptome zeigen – Künstliche Intelligenz wurde darauf trainiert, Personen zu identifizieren, bei denen das Risiko besteht, Vorhofflimmern zu entwickeln

From the article

>[Artificial intelligence](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/artificial-intelligence/) is being used to find people with heart conditions before they even have symptoms.

>In an ongoing trial, a ground-breaking tool scours GP records for “red flags” which could indicate whether a patient was at risk of developing [atrial fibrillation (AF).](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/heart-health/atrial-fibrillation-the-heart-health-timebomb-ticking-away/)

>John Pengelly, a former Army captain, said he was “really grateful” that his AF risk had been detected by the algorithm. He now takes a “couple of pills a day” to reduce his [heightened chance of a potentially deadly stroke](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/heart-health/snoring-sleep-apnoea-risk-of-stroke/).

>AF causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate, and people with it have a significantly higher risk of stroke. 

>Some sufferers experience [heart palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath and tiredness](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/heart-health/i-dismissed-it-as-stress-but-had-a-serious-heart-condition/) – but others have no symptoms and are unaware their heart rate is irregular.

>Around 1.6 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with AF but the [British Heart Foundation (BHF)](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/british-heart-foundation/) said there were probably many thousands of undiagnosed cases in the UK.

>When AF is identified and treated early it can be managed and the stroke risk reduced.

>The new AI tool is being assessed in a trial, called Find-AF, funded by BHF and the Leeds Hospitals Charity.

Can’t wait for my health insurance to go up because they found red flags in my medical history for a condition I didn’t know I had

Otherwise, pretty awesome technology