In addition to a physical exam, medical history, blood tests, and electrocardiograms (ECG or EKG) to diagnose atrial fibrillation (afib), your doctor may have you wear a heart monitor for a few days ...

Smartwatches have grown from obscure gadgets and fashion accessories to comprehensive health and fitness trackers in just a few short years. As of early 2024, the market has devices with a wide range ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 in atrial fibrillation, or Afib ...

Extended cardiac monitoring in patients and the use of implantable cardiovascular electronic devices can increase detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the devices have limitations including ...

The Fitbit Sense has brought ECG to the Fitbit range for the first time – and it’s one of the most powerful, medical-grade features going. ECG is a specialist medical grade sensor that resides within ...

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 ...