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The joint UK-US scientific research team will use AI and machine learning to predict and detect heart failure.
It takes roughly seven patients presenting after an abnormal pulse alert to establish one clinically actionable cardiovascular diagnosis, according to the researchers' chart review.
The round was led by Oxford Sciences Innovation with participation from Mayo Clinic.
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The Mayo Clinic is partnering with Google Cloud to find the next breakthroughs that diagnose and treat complex and serious illness or conditions more effectively, says CIO Cris Ross.