# How Artificial Intelligence Discovered A New Way To Detect Patients At Risk Of Cardiac Death Using Simple EKGs

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/how-artificial-intelligence-discovered-a-new-way-to-detect-p-ta2m>
> Published: 2026-07-31 12:55:24+00:00

# How Artificial Intelligence Discovered A New Way To Detect Patients At Risk Of Cardiac Death Using Simple EKGs

By Paul Hsieh, ContributorSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Researchers using medical AI have discovered a hitherto unknown pattern in the humble EKG that indicates an elevated risk for cardiac death.

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