But that is not the big story. The big story is the marked rise in fake atrial fibrillation (AF) and other faulty ECG interpretations. Fake AF occurs when the computer calls the rhythm AF, the doctor ...

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 ...

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Knowing how to use the Fitbit ECG app on your Google Pixel Watch is essential for detecting signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib). As with most serious health features on smartwatches, you’ll likely ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed by Scripps Research scientists could help clinicians better screen patients for atrial fibrillation (or AFib) - an irregular, fast heartbeat that is ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping, and while I was on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of a strange feeling in my chest as well as ...

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 ...

Days of greater local ambient ozone pollution coincided with excess hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in China. (European Heart Journal) FDA and CDC officials sent a letter to Florida ...

This is a MedPage Today story. 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 ...