{"id":1308183,"date":"2026-04-10T10:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1308183"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:19:31","slug":"new-ai-tool-detects-heart-failure-5-years-in-advance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/new-ai-tool-detects-heart-failure-5-years-in-advance\/","title":{"rendered":"New AI Tool Detects Heart Failure 5 Years In Advance!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Researchers at the University of Oxford have created an AI tool that can identify the risk of heart failure up to five years before it happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is important because more than 60 million people worldwide currently suffer from heart failure, a condition where the heart cannot pump blood effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-10-at-10.48.15-AM-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1308222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-10-at-10.48.15-AM-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-10-at-10.48.15-AM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-10-at-10.48.15-AM-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-10-at-10.48.15-AM-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-10-at-10.48.15-AM.png 1546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Oxford Scientists Develop AI Tool to Predict Heart Failure Years in Advance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Early detection could allow doctors to manage or even prevent the condition before it becomes severe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tool works by analyzing fat around the heart to detect signs of inflammation and poor health that are not visible to the human eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until now, doctors could not reliably predict heart failure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2026\/apr\/08\/oxford-scientists-develop-ai-tool-spot-heart-failure\">using standard cardiac CT scans<\/a>, making this development significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the system provides a risk score for each patient, helping doctors decide how closely someone should be monitored or treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, people in the highest risk group were 20 times more likely to develop heart failure than those in the lowest group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, these high-risk individuals had about a 25% chance of developing the condition within five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tool was tested on 72,000 patients across nine NHS trusts in England and tracked over ten years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It achieved an accuracy rate of 86% in predicting heart failure within five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These findings were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Charalambos Antoniades explained, \u201cWe have used developments in bioscience and computing to take a big step forward in treating heart failure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the tool can generate a patient\u2019s risk score automatically from CT scan data without human input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Oxford AI Tool Could Expand to All CT Scans as Researchers Seek NHS Approval<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the team aims to apply this method to all chest CT scans, not just heart-specific ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This could help doctors make better treatment decisions and focus care on high-risk patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers are now seeking approval to introduce the tool into healthcare systems like the NHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They plan to integrate it into routine hospital scan analysis in radiology departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Sonya Babu-Narayan stated, \u201cHeart failure is consistently diagnosed too late\u2026 which might have been avoided.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized that earlier detection would allow better care and improve patients\u2019 chances of living longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts still recommend healthy habits like eating well, exercising, avoiding smoking, limiting alcohol, and controlling blood pressure to reduce heart risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdm.ox.ac.uk\/news\/ai-tool-could-help-thousands-avoid-fatal-heart-attacks\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the University of Oxford have created an AI tool that can identify the risk of heart failure up to five years before it happens. 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