Major study suggests Apple Watch can detect irregular heartbeat
by Associated Press from Technology | The Guardian on (#4B707)
More work needed to see if wearables can help screen for heart problems, but researchers call study encouraging
A huge study suggests the Apple Watch can detect a worrisome irregular heartbeat - but experts say more work is needed to tell if using wearable technology to screen for heart problems really helps.
More than 419,000 Apple Watch users signed up for the study, which was funded by Apple and the largest ever to explore screening seemingly healthy people for atrial fibrillation (A-fib), a condition that if untreated eventually can trigger strokes.
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