Back in April, Fitbit rolled out a major new health feature in the US, which has the power to save thousands of lives. Its passive, continuous atrial fibrillation monitor feature takes the wearable ...

A large-scale clinical trial of Fitbit’s pulse-tracking algorithm showed some success in spotting the hidden signs of atrial fibrillation, demonstrating the capability of smartwatches and fitness ...

The FDA has handed a groundbreaking green light to the Apple Watch, allowing its atrial fibrillation tracking features to be employed in clinical studies. The watch’s sensor and software marked the ...

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 ...

Apple WatchOS 9 to Include Novel AFib History, Medication-Tracking Features The next major Apple Watch update will bring expanded atrial fibrillation detection capabilities, a new Medications app to ...

Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is the most common type of arrhythmia, affecting at least 2.7 million people in the United States. This number is expected to grow to more than 12 million by 2030, which ...