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Predicting a heart ailment is not easy. Even most experienced cardiologists find it difficult to hazard a guess. Here’s how Artificial Intelligence is going to change it all.
Like they use glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) test to assess the state of sugar levels over a period, the cardiovascular disease risk score would help doctors analyse the cardiac risk factors better.
Microsoft India and Apollo Hospitals have launched the first ever AI-powered Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score API (application programme interface).
The score puts people in different categories of high, moderate and minimal risks, making it easier for doctors to assess the patients better.
“The scoring method factors in risk contributors such as lifestyle attributes, including diet, tobacco use and physical activity before computing the risk score,” Anil Bhansali, Managing Director of Microsoft India (R&D), said.
Microsoft has taken up this project as part of the AI Network for Healthcare, which draws various partners in the ecosystem to build healthcare solutions based on technology.
The AI will work in the backend to finalise the score for a patient, using huge computing power.
“It will also consider psychological stress and anxiety as reflected in the rate of respiration, hypertension and blood pressure,” he said.
Built on Microsoft Azure cloud computing service, the AI-based solution is aiming at determining a more accurate cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk score for the Indian population.
“It has been developed using a combination of applied AI and clinical expertise on a large sample of retrospective data on health checks and coronary events,” he said.
“Apollo and Microsoft are also engaging global consortium partners to calibrate and scale this intelligent system for other population groups,” Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals, said. Apollo doctors in various centres will now use the AI-powered solution to predict risk of CVD.
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