A novel AI model has been launched to predict the risk of heart disease. The model was launched on a cloud platform by Microsoft India and Apollo Hospitals.
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‘API score considers 21 risk factors such as diet, tobacco and smoking and physical activity, etc. it even includes psychological stress and anxiety and rate of respiration, hypertension and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.’
Nearly three million heart attacks happen in India every year, and 30 million Indians suffer from coronary diseases. However, even with various heart disease risk models available worldwide, doctors and cardiologists are unable to identify the probability of CVD in Indians. "The AI-based models available worldwide were formed decades ago and are based on the western population. Our new API score is based on the data of 4,000 Indians shared by Apollo Hospitals and can easily identify the level of risk each patient has," Anil Bhansali, Managing Director, Microsoft India (R&D), told IANS.
"We come in as a technology partner or expert in the AI domain, where we collaborate with healthcare providers and doctors to integrate data to help build the AI model," Bhansali added.
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The API score considers 21 risk factors including lifestyle attributes such as diet, tobacco and smoking preferences and physical activity as well as psychological stress and anxiety as reflected via the rate of respiration, hypertension and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
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When a patient goes for a cardio health check, the doctor can build up a more accurate cardio-vascular health profile of the patient based on Machine Learning (ML) of all their previous patient data.
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"This heart risk score for Indian populace is a true example of how precision healthcare can accelerate prevention of cardiovascular disease and reduce disease burden," Bhansali noted.
According to Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals, the partnership is aimed at designing new tools and equip doctors in the fight against non-communicable diseases.
"The amalgamation of AI and ML with the global expertise of our doctors will help prevent heart disease, save lives and ensure those with heart disease can make informed choices on their health," Reddy said in a statement.
Besides Apollo, Microsoft is also planning to extend the AI model to other healthcare providers.
"While we are currently working with Apollo, we are also in the process of identifying partners where we can actually try this API score," Bhansali told IANS.
"In the last couple of years, we have been working on how Cloud technology, particularly AI, can help in reducing the overall disease burden. Our first step towards this, as part of the healthcare partnership, is developing the cardiac risk score for the Indian population," Bhansali added.
Source-IANS
