AI detects congestive heart failure with one heartbeat

A new study has reported success in identifying severe heart failure in 100% of cases using a single heartbeat recording from an electrocardiogram (ECG). Medically, the condition called congestive heart failure (CHF) refers to a chronic loss of pumping power in the heart which is progressive. It is fairly common, causes significant illness and disability, and pushes up the costs of medical care. It affects about 26 million people around the world, and is more common in the elderly. It causes a considerable number of deaths, with about 40% mortality among the most severe cases.