Compared with regular checks in primary care, continuous ECG monitoring revealed more asymptomatic older people with hypertension as having atrial fibrillation (Afib), the SCREEN-AF trial showed. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Two studies found that mass screening for atrial fibrillation in older adults does not reduce stroke. In one ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In Friday’s Health headlines, February is heart month, and we’re talking about AFib, portable EKG devices, and how stress this season can be hard on the heart. Yale Medicine ...

The Skeptical Cardiologist received an email last week from a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (Afib) saying she was having an episode, documented on her Apple Watch and Kardia device, but ...

Point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation (A-fib) using a new generation of handheld electrocardiogram (ECG) devices increased the rate of diagnosis in patients 85 and older, but failed to show ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed by Scripps Research scientists could help clinicians better screen patients for atrial fibrillation (or AFib) - an irregular, fast heartbeat that is ...

Regulatory agencies in the United States and Europe have now approved Fitbit’s ECG app to identify atrial fibrillation, making it the second smartwatch to be cleared for this indication. Yesterday, ...

Apple has landed a new FDA clearance for an updated version of its ECG feature, allowing the tool to add a category called A-Fib with high heart rate. This comes a little over two years after Apple ...

The electrocardiogram built into recent Apple Watch models isn’t likely to give wearers false notifications that they have atrial fibrillation, a potentially dangerous heart condition. A clean bill of ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping, and while I was on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of a strange feeling in my chest as well as ...