AHA invests in AI that tackles cardiology’s gender bias problem

The American Heart Association is backing an AI startup aimed at improving detection of hard-to-diagnose conditions like cardiac amyloidosis and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The company, named Ultromics, offers a platform that analyzes routine echocardiograms to help clinicians catch disease earlier, particularly for women who are more likely to be missed.

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Top Story AHA Invests in AI that Tackles Cardiology's Gender Bias Problem The American Heart Association is backing an AI startup aimed at improving detection of hard-to-diagnose conditions like cardiac amyloidosis and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The company, named Ultromics, offers a platform that analyzes routine echocardiograms to help clinicians catch disease earlier, particularly for women who are more likely to be missed. Sponsored How Can AI Benefit and Improve Patient Outcome in the Emergency Department? Presented by PointClickCare In this episode of the MedCity Pivot Podcast, Dr. Hamad Husainy, Chief Medical Officer at PointClickCare, and Dr. Barbara Bond, a physician at Sutter Health, talk about the benefits of AI  in the emergency department including leveraging technology to reduce length of stay and alleviate hospital capacity strain. Listen to the full episode here.

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