https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. DiaCardia, a novel artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify individuals with prediabetes using either 12-lead or single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) data, has been developed. This breakthrough holds promise for future home-based prediabetes screening using consumer wearable devices, without requiring invasive blood tests. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-ai-prediabetes-ecg-blood.html Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:10:05 EST news688060871 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Effective management hinges on early diagnosis, which is often impeded by non-specific symptoms and resource-intensive diagnostic methods. A study published in the journal eBioMedicine assesses the effectiveness of electrocardiograms (ECGs) analyzed via deep learning as a tool for early COPD detection. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-ai-powered-ecg-analysis-early.html Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:06:36 EST news686937962 A new Concordia study published in npj Biomedical Innovations suggests that a simple 30-second electrocardiogram (ECG) reading from a smartwatch could accurately estimate a person's age—potentially offering a secure alternative to facial recognition or ID checks for online age-restricted services. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-smartwatches-privacy-friendly-age-online.html Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:15:22 EST news684677701 Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can identify obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using the results from an electrocardiogram (ECG)—a common heart test. The innovation could make it faster, cheaper, and easier to spot sleep apnea, particularly in women, who are often underdiagnosed. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-experts-ai-apnea-women.html Thu, 06 Nov 2025 04:29:03 EST news681625741 An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm paired with the single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors on a smartwatch accurately diagnosed structural heart diseases, such as weakened pumping ability, damaged valves or thickened heart muscle, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2025. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-ai-tool-heart-disease-adults.html Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:00:09 EST news681061604 Many young people who suffered sudden cardiac death had recently sought medical care. More frequent use of electrocardiograms (EKG) could help prevent such cases, according to researchers at the University of Gothenburg. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-young-people-cardiac.html Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:32:03 EDT news681136321 Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze electrocardiograms (ECG) improved detection of severe heart attacks, including those that presented with unconventional symptoms, or atypical ECG patterns, and reduced false positives, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions and simultaneously presented at TCT 2025 in San Francisco. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-ai-ecg-severe-heart-emergency.html Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:50:01 EDT news680945850 A new artificial intelligence model found previously undetected signals in routine heart tests that strongly predict which patients will suffer potentially deadly complications after surgery. The model significantly outperformed risk scores currently relied upon by doctors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-ai-complications-surgery-doctors.html Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:00:02 EDT news677231761 In many low- and middle-income countries, pediatric cardiologists can't help children with congenital heart conditions because of a critical hurdle. They don't have easy access to advanced diagnostic technology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-ai-tools-critical-gap-pediatric.html Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:00:01 EDT news676219472 An analysis of patient-operated ECGs from the EAST—AFNET 4 trial revealed: A low AF burden below 6% in the first year of early rhythm control therapy was associated with low cardiovascular event rates during the subsequent 4 years of follow-up. Patients with a higher AF burden on early rhythm control suffered more AF-related events. The findings were presented by AFNET board member Prof. Ulrich Schotten, Maastricht University, in a hotline session at the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in Madrid. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-patient-ecgs-reveal-af-burden.html Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:50:35 EDT news675960626 Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy did not reduce mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction, persistent moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and abnormal ECG markers, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2025. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-implantable-cardioverter-defibrillators-mortality-heart.html Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:30:01 EDT news675950238 Cardiovascular scientists at City St George's, University of London, have identified crucial clues from a heart rhythm test that could detect hidden heart disease in young people, according to research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-clues-heart-rhythm-sudden-death.html Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:33:03 EDT news672589981 With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an inexpensive test found in many doctors' offices may soon be used to screen for hidden heart disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-ai-tool-hidden-heart-disease.html Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:00:26 EDT news671780217 A study led by scientists at King's has revealed how the physical orientation of the heart inside the chest dramatically influences the electrical signals captured in an electrocardiogram (ECG)—a discovery that could pave the way for more personalized and accurate heart diagnostics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-hidden-geometry-heart-revolutionize-ecg.html Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:30:07 EDT news671444397 A contactless detection system for atrial fibrillation utilizing radio technology and artificial intelligence has been presented in an article published in Nature Communications this week. The system could aid in detection of the condition before traditional clinical diagnosis pathways. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-contactless-radar-sensor-irregular-heart.html Tue, 20 May 2025 13:33:02 EDT news666966781 An artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram-based algorithm performed well in the early detection of heart failure among health-care-seeking individuals in Kenya, according to late-breaking research presented Heart Failure 2025. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-ai-enabled-ecg-algorithm-early.html Sat, 17 May 2025 08:30:02 EDT news666603661 The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most essential tools in modern medicine, used to detect heart problems ranging from arrhythmias to structural abnormalities. In the U.S. alone, millions of ECGs are performed each year, whether in emergency rooms or routine doctor visits. As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become more advanced, they are increasingly being used to analyze ECGs—sometimes even detecting conditions that doctors might miss. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-ai-doctor-language-tool-ecg.html Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:07:03 EDT news665064421 Researchers from Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology that transforms basic electrocardiogram (ECG) readings of electrical activity into sophisticated heart motion signals normally obtained via echocardiogram, potentially improving how heart disease is detected and monitored. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-ai-recreates-motion-heart-surface.html Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:31:04 EDT news663859861 While everybody's heart has an absolute chronological age (as old as that person is), hearts also have a theoretical "biological" age that is based on how the heart functions. So, someone who is 50 but has poor heart health could have a biological heart age of 60, while someone aged 50 with optimal heart health could have a biological heart age of 40. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-ai-heart-biological-age-mortality.html Mon, 31 Mar 2025 04:30:01 EDT news662369881 A new AI model can flag female patients who are at higher risk of heart disease based on an electrocardiogram (ECG). The researchers say the algorithm, designed specifically for female patients, could enable doctors to identify high-risk women earlier, enabling better treatment and care. Details are published in The Lancet Digital Health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-ai-ecgs-female-patients-higher.html Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:24:11 EST news659784247 In patients with symptoms such as irregular heartbeats, dizziness, or fainting, or in individuals that physicians suspect may have atrial fibrillation, many days of ECGs may be required for diagnosis—"long-term ECG recordings." These recordings must then undergo a time-consuming and human resource-intensive review to identify heart rhythm abnormalities. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-ai-humans-term-ecg-large.html Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:18:28 EST news658419504 Electrocardiogram tests may someday be used with an artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect premature aging and cognitive decline, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2025, held in Los Angeles, Feb. 5–7, 2025. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-ecg-ai-premature-aging-cognitive.html Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:50:02 EST news657451327 Researchers at Penn State are using machine learning and existing electrocardiogram (ECG) data to help doctors make more accurate predictions. A team of artificial intelligence engineers, in collaboration with a team of physicians from Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, is working to develop novel algorithms for point-of-care, in-house use and for technology licensing. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-cardiology-collaboration-advances-machine-afib.html Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:47:05 EST news651487621 A new AI model can predict patients' risk of developing and worsening disease, and even their risk of early death, using an electrocardiogram (ECG). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-ai-health-early-death-electrocardiograms.html Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:31:05 EDT news648999061 Medicine is subjecting the negative effects of alcohol on body and health to ever greater scrutiny. This should not surprise us, as alcohol is one of the strongest cell toxins that exist. In a recent study, doctors at LMU University Hospital took mobile ECG monitors along to parties of young people who had one principal aim: to drink and be merry. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-electrocardiogram-arrhythmic-hearts-excessive-alcohol.html Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:14:28 EDT news647705665 To diagnose heart conditions including heart attacks and heart rhythm disturbances, clinicians typically rely on 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs)—complex arrangements of electrodes and wires placed around the chest and limbs to detect the heart's electrical activity. But these ECGs require specialized equipment and expertise, and not all clinics have the capability to perform them. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-ai-tool-heart-accuracy.html Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:00:01 EDT news641655120 Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) screening may help to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Internal Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-routine-ecg-screening-cardiovascular-disease.html Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:43:03 EDT news639837782 An electronic sock that detects an unhealthy walking style linked with diabetes and poor circulation shows promise for preventing foot ulcers and amputation. The novel research is set to benefit the many patients with diabetes who have clogged arteries in the legs and is presented for the first time at EHRA 2024. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-electronic-sock-unhealthy-style-linked.html Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:46:03 EDT news631788361 Too often, the first sign of cardiovascular disease may be a major event like a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest. Now, researchers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to flag heart problems earlier, boosting the abilities of a diagnostic test that has been around for over a century—the electrocardiogram (ECG). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-spotlight-early-heart-diseases-ecg.html Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:25:04 EST news627837902 A driving simulation study has shown we are one step closer to monitoring our heart health in real time via a tiny device worn in the ear. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-tiny-device-ear-canal-heart.html Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:41:04 EST news624627661