ICT&health November 30, 2020
When a smartwatch with an ECG or heart rhythm measurement feature suggests results outside the reference range, the patient seeks medical help. It often turns out that the alarm was false. But in this case, blaming technology is a false lead, which confirms the report from Mayo on Apple Watch.
According to data presented by International Data Corporation (IDC), in 2020, consumers will buy 396 million wearables in total, which is 14.5% more than the year before. Most of them are smartwatches and bands that can monitor physical activity and measure ECG, heart rhythm and blood oxygen saturation levels. The market is snowballing. Manufacturers, such as Apple, Samsung and Fitbit, lure consumers with features that measure health parameters, advertised as...
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