Compared with regular checks in primary care, continuous ECG monitoring revealed more asymptomatic older people with hypertension as having atrial fibrillation (Afib), the SCREEN-AF trial showed. The ...

Fitbit has announced the Fitbit Heart Study, a large-scale virtual study with users that will validate its use of Fitbit devices to identify conditions like atrial fibrillation (AFib). It will be open ...

Apple today launched its atrial fibrillation history feature for Apple Watch in mainland China. Since 2022, Apple Watch in the U.S. has supported AFib History, which allows users diagnosed with atrial ...

Fitbit has completed clinical trials of its own ECG feature and is looking to get FDA approval – as it launches a large scale study into Afib and irregular heart rate detection. The mass Fitbit Heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two studies found that mass screening for atrial fibrillation in older adults does not reduce stroke. In one ...

The Skeptical Cardiologist received an email last week from a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (Afib) saying she was having an episode, documented on her Apple Watch and Kardia device, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While many people do feel symptoms—a rapid heartbeat, skipping a beat, dizziness, extreme shortness of breath—up to a third of ...

Apple has launched AFib History on Apple Watch in mainland China, giving diagnosed users a new way to track heart rhythm patterns over time.

Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is a type of cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, that is very common — and more prevalent than previously thought. A large study published in October 2024 in a ...

Apple has landed a new FDA clearance for an updated version of its ECG feature, allowing the tool to add a category called A-Fib with high heart rate. This comes a little over two years after Apple ...

Point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation (A-fib) using a new generation of handheld electrocardiogram (ECG) devices increased the rate of diagnosis in patients 85 and older, but failed to show ...

From the Oura Ring to the Apple Watch to the Google Pixel — here's what the science really says about the accuracy of their health data ...