Evaluating the Eko Sensora Device for Detecting Significant Heart Murmurs in Adults With Chest Pain or Related Symptoms in Emergency Care

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the Eko Sensora device, a digital stethoscope with artificial intelligence, to detect clinically significant heart murmurs in adults presenting with chest pain or related symptoms in the emergency department. The study focuses on patients who may have cardiac dysfunction indicated by symptoms such as chest pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, or syncope. This device has been previously studied in primary care, and now its ability to detect important valvular heart disease in an emergency setting is being assessed. Participants will be examined using the Eko Sensora device, which records heart sounds from four chest areas for 15 to 30 seconds each until sufficient data is collected. The recordings are uploaded via Wi-Fi to an AI program that analyzes them and indicates whether a clinically significant murmur was detected and in which chest area. This is a single-group study focusing on patients with cardiac risk factors. During the study, participants will have their heart sounds recorded with the device, without any personal identifiers being transmitted. Researchers will track the number of new clinically significant heart murmurs detected over an average of 90 days, as well as the number of echocardiograms ordered. The study aims to improve detection of heart murmurs in emergency settings and will continue through July 2027.

EKO SENSORA: Detecting Clinically Significant Murmurs