Singapore’s AI tool analyses heart attack damage within one minute

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Singapore.

The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that analyses heart muscle damage from a heart attack in under 60 seconds.

The platform, called CARDIA-GM, achieves 95% accuracy, and the research validating it has been accepted by the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, according to a press release.

It automatically analyses cardiac MRI scans to detect and measure two critical markers of post-heart attack damage—scarred heart muscle tissue and microvascular obstruction.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Singapore, accounting for nearly one-third of all fatalities, with more than 13,000 heart attack episodes recorded annually.

CARDIA-GM has received funding support from the National Health Innovation Centre. The platform is currently in a 12-month development phase, with plans for deployment across multiple medical centres in Singapore.