Tag: wearables
ESC 2024: Wearable monitor increases diagnoses of common heart rhythm disorder...
Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) using a wearable heart monitor for two weeks can identify older adults with this potentially dangerous abnormal heart rhythm,...
Consumer wearables found to have clinical value in assessing treatment for...
Monitoring of heart rate and physical activity using consumer wearable devices was found to have clinical value for comparing the response to two treatments...
AHA 2021: Fitbit shows promise for detection of AF
Results of the Fitbit Heart study, presented during a late-breaking science session at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2021 (AHA 2021; 13–15 November;...
Apple Heart study finds low rates of AF notification, and high...
Final results from the Apple Heart study demonstrate a low probability of receiving an irregular pulse notification. It also found that 34% of those...
VEST trial shows wearable defibrillator cuts total mortality but failed to...
A phase 3 trial of Zoll Medical’s LifeVest has missed its primary endpoint. The study found that people who started using the wearable defibrillator...