Heart Valve Disease: Diagnosis
Lords · Question HL15085 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Cromwell
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential merits of supporting the use of digital stethoscopes in primary care to aid earlier diagnosis of heart valve disease.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 15 Apr 2026
The Government agrees with the importance of assessing new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) stethoscopes to see how they can improve the diagnoses of heart conditions. This has been supported though, two trials related to AI stethoscopes ...