Advisory Board April 21, 2022
Heartbeat-tracking technology embedded in wearable devices such as the Apple Watch and Fitbit are “feats of technology,” but health experts say the data they produce isn’t always useful and may lead to unnecessary diagnoses and treatments, Darius Tahir reports for Kaiser Health News.
The rise of heartbeat-tracking technology
In recent years, tech companies such as Apple and the Google-owned Fitbit have begun selling wearable devices that can track a user’s heartbeat and alert them when it’s out of sync.
The outlook for wearable devices in the CV service line
According to Tahir, these devices use different methods to monitor heart rhythm. For example, some use sophisticated optical sensors to...
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