A groundbreaking new AI tool could help thousands of people who aren’t aware they are living with atrial fibrillation, a heart condition which could lead to deadly strokes, by detecting it before symptoms arise.

Thousands of people in the UK are unaware they're living with atrial fibrillation, putting them at a significantly higher risk of having a stroke - but a groundbreaking tool could aid early intervention.

The new artificial intelligence tool scours GP records to look for "red flags" which could indicate whether a patient is at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF)