Fitbit gets FDA clearance for ECG app
The wearables maker received 510(k) clearance for an electrocardiogram app used to assess heart rhythm for atrial fibrillation.
Fitbit takes on Apple with new smartwatch
Fitbit’s new, $330 smartwatch has a slew of new features, including a wrist-based temperature sensor and a sensor to monitor stress.
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Fitbit launches study to test ability to detect atrial fibrillation
Fitbit launched a large-scale study to validate the use of its technology to detect atrial fibrillation. The company plans to enroll hundreds of thousands of people into the virtual study.
New study tests if Apple Watch feature can reduce stroke risk
A study launched by Johnson & Johnson is currently enrolling Medicare patients to see if an Apple Watch feature can reduce users’ stroke risk through the early detection of atrial fibrillation.
Eko wins FDA clearance for heart murmur, Afib algorithm
The algorithm is not designed to replace consumer-facing devices. But while most smart watches track electrical signals from the heart, Eko focuses on sound as a means to improve the work of front-line clinicians.
Cardiologist files patent suit against Apple for arrhythmia feature
Dr. Joseph Wiesel claimed an Apple Watch feature for detecting atrial fibrillation violated his 2006 patent.
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Correvio Pharma gets turned down by FDA for heart drug
The Canadian drugmaker was already considering putting itself up for sale after an FDA advisory committee voted against recommending approval for the drug, Brinavess, used for atrial fibrillation.
Fitbit partners with BMS, Pfizer on early atrial fibrillation detection project
Software designed to detect atrial fibrillation - estimated to affect 8 million Americans this year - will be created for Fitbit and submitted to the FDA for approval.
Verily and iRhythm join forces to detect silent atrial fibrillation
Verily is being paid by iRhythm Technologies to develop a tool by improving existing hardware and software to effectively diagnose patients with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation.
Preliminary results are in from the massive Apple Heart Study
According to findings presented at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting, 0.5 percent of the more than 400,000 study participants received a notification about irregular pulse and 84 percent of participants who received irregular pulse notifications were found to be in atrial fibrillation at the time of the notification.
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Medtronic’s wearable vest brings noninvasive twist to cardiac mapping
Cardiac mapping has been an important tool to make ablations safe and effective, but it has required catheterization, unlike Medtronic's new product.
Britain’s NHS to fast-track AliveCor smartphone ECG for AFib patients
AliveCor Founder and CMO Dr. Dave Albert said that this opens the door to the NHS buying AliveCor devices for all 2 million atrial fibrillation patients in England "to save money and lives by preventing strokes."
Smartphone app may help AFib patients take fewer blood thinners
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania presented their study findings last week at the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco.
Is that arrhythmia on your face? Xerox & researchers pilot a webcam-based heart test
Xerox‘s latest contribution to the world of healthcare could give doctors and patients an easier way to detect and monitor the most common type of arrhythmia using a basic webcam. The technology company built software algorithms that analyze the skin on the face for subtle color changes that could indicate irregular blood flow caused by […]