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AI voice agents can help patients with more timely and convenient follow up of their high blood pressure according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2025.

The patients were contacted by the AI voice agent to provide recent blood pressure readings or to conduct live measurements during the call. A blood pressure reading outside the threshold range for readings resulted in the call being escalated to a licensed nurse or medical assistant. The presence of symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision or chest pain also prompted escalation of the call. Call routing and referrals for care management were prompted for patients with difficult-to-control high blood pressure. This process reduced the manual workload by clinicians and resulted in an 88.7% lower cost-per-reading.

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/ai-helped-older-adults-report-accurate-blood-pressure-readings-at-home
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AI-Enabled Stethoscope Marks Leap in Early Heart Disease Detection in Recent Trial. TRICORDER included 1.5 million registered patients, more than 12800 AI-stethoscope exams performed by nearly 1000 providers. Results from Eko Health's AI-enabled digital stethoscope:

Heart failure: 2.3x more likely to be detected
Atrial fibrillation: 3.5x more likely to be detected
Valvular heart disease: 1.9x more likely to be detected

These findings were presented recently at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ai-enabled-eko-health-stethoscope-tricorder-trial-marks-historic-leap-in-early-heart-disease-detection-302553184.html


Enrico · 43w
I've been there! 😅
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“Facebook has been, among other things, tuning its algorithm to promote the most divisive material possible,” he said. “Because that is what will increase engagement and because that is what will get you to, what they call inside the hallways of Facebook, the infinite scroll.” The end result has been to polarize Americans and the world with extreme-left and extreme-right misinformation.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/asked-social-network-sequel-aaron-sorkin-teases-new-movie-blaming-face-rcna149583
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