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, ...

iRhythm Technologies announced it has received another FDA 510(k) clearance for its ZEUS (Zio ECG Utilization Software) System that works with a wearable to monitor patients with atrial fibrillation, ...

Wearable AF monitoring devices are extensively used in routine practice worldwide. The FDA has agreed on the use of AF monitoring devices in clinical trials for budiodarone approval. The FDA has also ...

Smart watches and devices are making more people aware of their irregular heartbeats. In fact, in some cases, they are leading to a common condition being diagnosed sooner: Atrial Fibrillation, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A tiny device is helping doctors quietly keep watch over their patient's hearts. One day last year, Peter Schreck suddenly lost half his field of vision. "I could see half the ...

Fitbit owner Google this week came a step closer to rivaling the health features of Apple Watch after the FDA approved its new algorithm for continuously monitoring users' heart rate rhythms. Like ...

Apple Watch already features an electrocardiogram that alerts wearers to signs of irregular heart rhythms that could potentially indicate they have AFib. The feature offers wearers a route to the ...

Galaxy Watch AFib monitoring has been approved by the FDA. Samsung will bring this feature to the Galaxy Watch 6 first. Other Galaxy Watches will get the feature shortly afterward. Irregular heart ...

Experts highlight that while universal screening for subclinical atrial fibrillation remains unsupported by current evidence, ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation who use wearable devices, like Apple Watches and FitBits, report higher anxiety levels and increased health care usage than nonusers. Although there are concerns ...

The FDA announced the Apple Watch atrial fibrillation (AFib) tool is qualified for use in clinical trials through its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program, thus enabling researchers to use ...