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Eko, a cardiopulmonary digital health company, today announced the peer-reviewed publication of a clinical study that found that the Eko artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for detecting heart murmurs is accurate and reliable, with comparable performance to that of an expert cardiologist.
These findings suggest utility of the FDA-cleared Eko AI algorithm as a front line clinical tool to aid clinicians in screening for cardiac murmurs that may be caused by valvular heart disease.
For moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis, the algorithm was found to have sensitivity of 93.2% and specificity of 86.0%. The algorithm significantly outperformed general practitioners listening for moderate-to-severe valvular heart disease, as a 2018 study showed general practitioners had sensitivity of 44% and specificity of 69%.
Is'nt this exciting. By detecting diseases earlier, patients can be treated earlier. And (for a moment leave the whole privacy angle aside) by having handy AI based tools which can be available anywhere, in the future even on phones, on smart watches and maybe even embedded within us, the possibilities of diagnosis can be enhanced to predictive diagnosis and maybe someday to advising patients before they become patients.