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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

AMALFI tested whether home-based, self-applied use of iRhythm’s Zio long-term continuous monitoring (LTCM) device and service could improve diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in 5040 participants ...

Rhythm (Nasdaq: IRTC) today announced findings from a study of its Zio long-term continuous monitoring (LTCM) service.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Remote screening yielded new cases of atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF) in the general population that otherwise would have ...

Wondering if the Apple Watch really nails your heart rate readings? Its sensor is surprisingly reliable, though not quite doctor-level precise.

Over the past several days, the leaders in cardiology convened in Madrid for the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) ...