Atrial fibrillation occurs when action potentials fire very rapidly within the pulmonary veins or atrium in a chaotic manner. The result is a very fast atrial rate — about 400 to 600 beats per ...

Frequently a precursor to stroke or heart failure, a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation, goes undetected until it has progressed to an advanced stage. But atrial fibrillation, which is ...

Atrial fibrillation The main function of smartwatches with ECG is to check for signs of atrial fibrillation, also known as Afib. This condition can cause an irregular or abnormally fast heartbeat.

With heart rate monitors now standard in smartwatches and fitness trackers, electrocardiograms (ECG/EKG) have rapidly become a common feature in health wearables. The technology is designed to ...

The atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection feature on Apple Watch devices has become the first digital health technology to be qualified under a programme recently introduced by the FDA designed to ...

In Friday's Health headlines, it's heart month, and we're talking about AFib, portable EKG devices, and how stress this season can be hard on the heart. In Friday's Health headlines, it's heart ...

Circular recently announced the brand new Circular Ring 2 smart ring at CES 2025, also teasing a redesign on ECG readings, including FDA-cleared atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection and a new ...