Smart devices that utilise artificial intelligence have enormous potential to treat heart disease and, with the right investment, Aotearoa New Zealand could be at the forefront, says a leading scientist at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
Cardiovascular diseases kill almost 18 million people every year, making them the leading cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organization. In New Zealand, one in three deaths is from heart disease.
A group of leading heart scientists has gathered evidence from the latest research on the role of the nervous system in conditions such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart failure, or dangerous heart rhythms in order to find out where the gaps are and where the field needs to go next. See Nature Reviews Cardiology....
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