Atrial fibrillation is a health condition that often goes undiagnosed, so ECG app and heart rhythm alerts on Apple Watch are highly useful for detecting early signs of disease. ECG readings also ...

Asymptomatic AFib is a silent condition, so it often goes undetected until a routine physical, smart technology alert, or a medical emergency, such as a stroke or heart failure, occurs. For Black ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About one-third of participants who had an irregular heart rhythm detected by their Fitbit device and ...

Earlier this month Fitbit was granted clearance by the US FDA to passively send notifications when signs of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) were detected by its smartwatches and trackers. Now, Fitbit is ...

A few days ago, Samsung announced that the FDA had cleared the Galaxy Watch Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature. The new IHRN feature works with the Galaxy Watch EKG feature and ...

A novel software algorithm compatible with a wide range of smartwatches and wearable fitness trackers successfully detected atrial fibrillation (AF) in users of such devices with a positive predictive ...

Most of the best Fitbit trackers and Google Pixel Watch models feature accurate heart rate monitors. These little sensors provide valuable insight into our ticker’s rhythm when resting or on the go, ...

A watch alert helped detect heart disorder after an in-office EKG looked normal, doctors said.

Earlier today, Apple released RC (Release Candidate) builds of iOS 15.5, macOS 12.4, tvOS 15.5, and watchOS 8.6. While the updates bring only minor changes and improvements, Apple has now confirmed ...