Research
AI analysis of heart ultrasounds may help flag long-term cardiovascular or dementia-related death risk
The Brief
- AI-estimated 'heart age' from heart ultrasound images was assessed in relation to long-term outcomes.
- Having a heart age older than actual age was associated with worse outcomes, according to results presented at the ESC Digital & AI Summit 2026.
- The findings concern cardiovascular-related and dementia-related death risk.
Why it matters
It suggests AI analysis of routine echocardiogram images could help flag patients at higher long-term risk of cardiovascular or dementia-related death.
Who’s affected
- cardiologists and clinicians who use echocardiography
- researchers working on AI in cardiac imaging
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- #ai imaging
- #echocardiography
- #heart age
- #dementia risk
Having a heart age older than one's actual age, as estimated using artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of ultrasound images, was associated with worse outcomes, according to results presented today at the ESC Digital & AI Summit 2026.
Timeline
Results presented at the ESC Digital & AI Summit 2026
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AI analysis of heart ultrasounds may help flag long-term cardiovascular or dementia-related death risk