Using Artificial Intelligence to Analyze Heart Function in Adults with High Blood Pressure

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are developing artificial intelligence AI tools to analyze heart changes caused by arterial hypertension using routine echocardiography images combined with patient data. The goal is to better understand the range of heart effects in people with high blood pressure, especially in cases that are difficult to assess. This study aims to create automatic methods to measure heart function more precisely than current clinical approaches. The study involves patients who had blood pressure assessments during hospital stays at two cardiology centers between 2018 and 2021. Researchers will use clinical data such as blood pressure levels, the number of blood pressure medications, and NT-proBNP blood test results, which relate to heart pressure and muscle mass. This information will help guide the AI training and evaluate its performance in analyzing heart function. Participants existing clinical data and echocardiography images will be analyzed by AI to identify detailed heart function markers. Researchers will focus on baseline measures including arterial blood pressure, the count of antihypertensive drugs, and NT-proBNP concentrations. The study does not involve new treatments, and participation consists of using existing medical records and imaging data to improve understanding of hypertensions impact on the heart.

Echocardiographic Analysis by Artificial Intelligence in Hypertension