Global Data, Health News, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Since COVID-19, medical device companies have had to rapidly adopt emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to combat the pandemic. AI is having a particularly disruptive impact on the medical device sector, especially in heart disease. From the list of AI-enabled medical devices approved by the FDA in 2022, GlobalData predicts that approximately 57 percent of these devices will be in cardiology. GlobalData research reveals that this trend is expected to continue in the future, creating multiple opportunities. For the medical device industry. The study also revealed that spending on AI by medical device companies is expected at a CAGR of 20.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Joselia Carlos, Medical Device Analyst at GlobalData, commented on AI’s involvement in cardiology: One developing area where researchers are interested in introducing AI is using it to predict heart attacks in patients before they occur. “

According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, killing approximately 17.9 million people each year. In this regard, doctors can use his AI to analyze large amounts of patient data to determine who is at risk of a heart attack and when a heart attack is likely to occur.

Carlos added, “One way doctors can use AI to predict heart attacks is by analyzing medical images and training AI algorithms to identify patterns and signs of heart disease. One example is an AI-enabled tool from Cedars-Sinai that analyzes coronary CT angiographic 3D images of the heart and arteries to study plaque build-up within arteries.Using AI to study plaque build-up patterns By doing so, doctors can better assess the likelihood of experiencing a heart attack in the future.”

“AI’s ability to replace high-profile professions, especially healthcare workers such as doctors, has always been a controversial topic. Rather, physicians can focus more on building relationships and treating patients, using AI simply as a teaching tool,” concluded Carlos.