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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

RARE PHOTOS: Scientists develop ai tool to spot heart failure risk five years before it strikes | Rare Historical Photos

A scan of the heart
The Oxford researchers used AI in conjunction with regular CT scans to spot signs of unhealthy fat around the heart. Illustration: Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images

Oxford scientists have developed a simple AI tool that can predict the risk of heart failure five years before it develops.

More than 60 million people worldwide have the condition in which the heart cannot pump blood around the body as well as it should. Spotting cases before they develop into heart failure would be a big step forward, experts say. Doctors could prepare better for and manage the condition at an earlier stage or even prevent it entirely.

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