New study shows just how effective Apple Watch is at detecting AFib

New peer-reviewed research shows Apple Watch detected 4x more AFib cases than standard care, including 57% of people with no symptoms.
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Apple Watch Raises Afib Diagnoses in High-Risk Patients

Dutch trial establishes feasibility of screening approach in routine specialty care ...
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Smartwatch use enhances the detection of heart arrythmias, increasing the quality of care.

Smartwatches with both PPG and ECG functionality improve the detection of atrial fibrillation in comparison with standard care. Researchers from Amsterdam UMC analysed the data from 437 patients and ...
WTNH

Atrial Fibrillation, EKG devices and stress impacts on heart health

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In Friday’s Health headlines, February is heart month, and we’re talking about AFib, portable EKG devices, and how stress this season can be hard on the heart. Yale Medicine ...
TechCrunch

Garmin launches a new FDA-cleared ECG app for the Venu 2 Plus

Garmin is the latest company to give its users the ability to take an ECG reading from their wrist. The company is launching a new ECG app that allows users to record their heart rhythm and check for ...
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Apple Watch ECG already finding stealth heart problems

Using the ECG on Apple Watch Series 4 is dead easy. Photo: Lewis Wallace/Cult of Mac Ed Dentel has become the poster child for the new ECG function of the Apple Watch. He installed the recent update ...
Science Daily

Are smartwatch health apps to detect atrial fibrillation smart enough?

Extended cardiac monitoring in patients and the use of implantable cardiovascular electronic devices can increase detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the devices have limitations including ...
Medscape

ECG-Reading: Don't Cede Control to the Machines

But that is not the big story. The big story is the marked rise in fake atrial fibrillation (AF) and other faulty ECG interpretations. Fake AF occurs when the computer calls the rhythm AF, the doctor ...
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Apple Watch Users In India Diagnosed With AFib Can Now Track Their AFib History

Apple’s Watch Series 4 and later are equipped with ECG sensors. It helps in detecting atrial fibrillation (AFib) which is a chronic condition of irregular heart rhythm. Now users of the Apple Watch 4 ...
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2025's Best ECG Smartwatches

Smartwatches have grown from obscure gadgets and fashion accessories to comprehensive health and fitness trackers in just a few short years. As of early 2024, the market has devices with a wide range ...
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VERIFY | Yes, atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm also known as AFib, is becoming more common.

SAN ANTONIO — Most of us know that as we age we become more and more prone to medical ailments. But one ailment in particular may be becoming more common. We Verify. We've heard that as a population ...