Large Smartwatch Trial in China Supports Afib Monitoring
June 21, 2022 | Terry Sharrer
“A truly massive screening study in China spanning more than 2.8 million participants found consumer smartwatches could help accurately detect the signs of an abnormal heart rhythm in the background of everyday life. Using Huawei devices equipped with photoplethysmography sensors—the same light-based readers found on the undersides of Apple Watches, Fitbits and more—researchers found that a free downloadable app could track a person’s pulse and issue and alert when it falls out of sync. . . . . At the same time, the app was used to screen a smaller number of users (about 960,000) for signs of sleep apnea.” MORE
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