Euronews reports, Ukrinform reports.
It is noted that this tool, based on the age of women and the findings of mammograms used to diagnose breast cancer, predicts their risk of hospitalization or death over the next 10 years due to heart failure or other heart problems.
Cardiovascular disease is the cause of about 35% of deaths in women worldwide. At the same time, many women are unaware of the risks of heart disease or are not offered screening to identify such risks.
“There is a common misconception that heart disease mainly affects men, which leads to underdiagnosis and undertreatment of this condition in women,” said Claire Arnott, global director of the cardiovascular program at The George Institute for Global Health.
According to her, by combining screening for heart disease and breast cancer, “we can simultaneously detect and potentially prevent two major causes of disease and death.”
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The AI tool was developed and tested using data from more than 49,000 women. According to the researchers, it showed equally good results when tested on other models that require input of more patient data, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
As Ukrinform reported, a group of researchers led by Kojima Sunao from Kumamoto University (Japan) found a link between increased concentrations of pollutants in the air, known as PM 2.5, and an increase in the number of people hospitalized with myocardial infarction.