AJMC July 20, 2024
Brooke McCormick

Patients with atrial fibrillation who use wearable devices, like Apple Watches and FitBits, report higher anxiety levels and increased health care usage than nonusers.

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who use wearable devices, or wearables, excessively monitor their cardiovascular symptoms and report more concerns about their AF treatment than those who do not use wearables, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.1

Affecting more than 33 million adults worldwide, AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is costly to affected patients, their communities, and the health care system.2 Thus, identifying novel strategies to enhance clinical AF management is needed to reduce current trends.1

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