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1 September 2026

AI reads heart disease signs from routine ECG in under two seconds

First reported

The Guardian ran this on , a day before the next source picked it up.

  • Imperial College London researchers created an AI model that analyzes routine heart electrical recordings and identifies heart failure in 81% of cases and valve disease in 90%.
  • The tool extracts information from standard ECGs that human doctors cannot typically see, potentially allowing high-risk patients to skip months of waiting for follow-up ultrasound scans.

How it was covered

The Rundown AI

Reported by The Guardian