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Fitbit gets FDA clearance for its Sense smartwatch and ECG app

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Fitbit’s $329 Sense smartwatch just earned clearance from the FDA (and the EU’s regulatory body) for its electrocardiogram (ECG) app. When the “advanced health” wearable arrives this October, it will be able to assess heart rhythms for atrial fibrill...

Samsung gets approval for Galaxy Watch Active 2’s ECG, but only in Korea

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The ECG sensor on the Galaxy Watch Active 2 has gone unused for the better part of a year, but it’s finally close to fulfilling its original purpose... in one country, anyway. Samsung has received approval to use the ECG feature for measuring heart r...

New York doctor sues Apple over irregular heartbeat detection

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The heart monitoring technology inside the Apple Watch may be useful for scientific studies and even saving lives, but one doctor believes it's also straight-up theft. New York University cardiologist Dr. Joseph Wiesel has sued Apple over allegation...

Stanford study finds Apple Watch can detect irregular heart rhythms

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Stanford has released the results of its Apple Watch-based heart study more than a year after it began, and it appears to have been a success, with a few caveats. Only 0.5 percent of the more than 400,000 volunteers received warnings of irregular he...

Atrial Fibrillation: What You Need To Know

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The term for it is atrial fibrillation and it is a creepy disease that may result in a variety of symptoms and even stroke. AF, as it is normally called, occurs when your heart beats irregularly and...

Medtronic Pacemaker to Slash Heart Risks

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Traditional practices must give way to the modern and the innovative. Medtronic Incorporated’s EnRhythm pacemaker has made the art of living easier for many former cardiac patients. The deaths,...