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 ...

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 ...

Researchers quantify the risk for heart failure among people who screen positive for atrial fibrillation and suggest ECG ...

Mass screening for atrial fibrillation using ECG together with heart failure biomarker does not prevent ischaemic stroke or systemic embolism (blood clot) in older adults aged 75-76 years over 5 years ...

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 ...

The electrocardiogram built into recent Apple Watch models isn’t likely to give wearers false notifications that they have atrial fibrillation, a potentially dangerous heart condition. A clean bill of ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is a MedPage Today story. Paul Chernoff was in the middle of a Zoom call this past June when his Apple Watch sent him an alert. His heart rate had jumped to 142 beats per minute, and he might be ...

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 ...