Speech Recognizing App- HearO helps predict heart failure

Published On 2021-12-20T16:33:40+05:30 | Updated On 20 Dec 2021 11:03 AM GMT

Overview

Heart failure (HF) is a progressive condition that affects approximately 26 million people worldwide. Most patients with HF present to the hospital with fluid retention, which manifests as worsening dyspnea caused by pulmonary edema. In a recent study, researchers have developed a novel mobile app, HearO that detects changes in speech which predicts clinical congestion in patients with HF. The study findings were published in the journal JACC: Heart Failure on December 8, 2021.

Recent advances in speech, voice, and sound analysis enabled the identification of speech features of clinical significance. Various speech processing algorithms have been developed to use such features in screening for depression, pneumonia-asthma, coronary artery disease, and an autism spectrum disorder. Pulmonary edema is the main cause of heart failure (HF)−related hospitalizations. It is an important predictor of poor prognosis after discharge. Frequent monitoring is often recommended, but signs of decompensation are overlooked. Recently, Dr Offer Amir and his team conducted a study to assess the performance of an automated speech analysis technology in detecting pulmonary fluid overload in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). They distinguishing between ADHF on admission ("wet") versus at discharge ("dry") by using a novel speaker verification, speech processing, and analysis technology, implemented within a proprietary Smartphone application (app) (HearO Cordio Medical Ltd, Or Yehuda, Israel).

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Novel Speech Recognizing App May Help Predict HF By Recognising Fluid Buildup In Lungs: Study

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Dr. Nandita Mohan

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 3 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped.