MedCity News September 29, 2021
A study published in Circulation showed that the Apple Watch’s ECG detected some arrhythmias other than atrial fibrillation. The device is currently cleared to take ECGs and general irregular pulse alerts, which could indicate potential cases of atrial fibrillation.
New findings from a 2017 study of the Apple Watch’s ECG feature found that it could potentially be used to detect other arrhythmias besides atrial fibrillation.
The analysis, published in Circulation, found that among people who had received an irregular pulse alert from their Apple Watch, but didn’t have atrial fibrillation, 40% were diagnosed with a different arrhythmia.
The findings were based on the Apple Heart Study, which ran from 2017 to 2018, and enrolled more than 400,000 people. The study,...
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