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 ...

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 ...

Garmin has announced a new ECG app for AFibVenu 2 Plus smartwatch users. This app is cleared by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and allows anyone with the Venu 2 Plus to record their ...

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration granted another 510(k) clearance to iRhythm Technologies for its AI-powered software system designed for use with Verily’s irregular pulse tracking watch.

It's been almost a year since AliveCor began offering its first FDA-cleared algorithm, its atrial fibrillation detection algorithm, to customers. Now the company has released some data on how ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Results of a massive, 455,000-person study shared this week point to Fitbit’s ability to detect atrial fibrillation. But like its peers, it still faces challenges with clinical implementation. Fitbit ...