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Automated Echocardiographic Detection of Congenital Heart Disease Using Artificial Intelligence

2026-01-26 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundDelayed or missed diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) contributes to excess pediatric mortality worldwide. Echocardiography (echo) is central to diagnosing and triaging CHD, yet expert interpretation remains a scarce and maldistributed global resource. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers the potential to democratize diagnostics and extend expert-level interpretation beyond large academic centers, but its application in CHD remains underexplored. MethodsWe developed EchoFocus-C...

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