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Can we diagnose heart attacks faster?

Can we diagnose heart attacks faster?

FromOxford Sparks Big Questions


Can we diagnose heart attacks faster?

FromOxford Sparks Big Questions

ratings:
Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

With one person admitted to hospital every five minutes in the UK because of a heart attack, the ability to diagnose and treat them quickly is vital. In this episode of the ‘Big Questions’ podcast, find out how Dr Tingting Zhu is using a machine learning algorithm, trained on 15,000 ECGs, to diagnose heart attacks faster, potentially eliminating the need for time-consuming blood tests.
Released:
Feb 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

'Will my bacon sandwich kill me?', 'Is vaping better than smoking?', 'How do you become an astronaut?' - just some of the Big Questions we ask some of the brightest minds behind Oxford science. Join us in each podcast as we explore a different area of science.