Catheter ablation is associated with better outcomes for AFib patients, researchers noted, but beginning treatment with just antiarrhythmic medications may be the most practical option. 

Yale researchers have demonstrated a machine learning tool for choosing between coronary imaging and stress testing in patients who present with suspected coronary artery disease.  

Biases in algorithms can have critical implications for minority patients, which is why IBM Research and Watson Health sought out to examine the best methods for addressing this problem.

The recall is due to the potential separation of the atraumatic distal tip of the sheathed delivery system, the FDA reported. 

The newly developed tool predicts the location of accessory pathways inside the heart that can cause irregular heart pulses.

Health insurance giant Cigna has teamed up with technology-first health insurance provider Oscar Health to offer a new small business health plan in Connecticut.

The team's AI-based fractional flow reserve calculations achieved a strong area under the curve, sensitivity and specificity. 

Sharing their findings in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, the researchers said their AI model should be easy to implement without creating a lot of additional work.