In addition to a physical exam, medical history, blood tests, and electrocardiograms (ECG or EKG) to diagnose atrial fibrillation (afib), your doctor may have you wear a heart monitor for a few days ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In Friday’s Health headlines, February is heart month, and we’re talking about AFib, portable EKG devices, and how stress this season can be hard on the heart. Yale Medicine ...

Compared with regular checks in primary care, continuous ECG monitoring revealed more asymptomatic older people with hypertension as having atrial fibrillation (Afib), the SCREEN-AF trial showed. The ...

Extended cardiac monitoring in patients and the use of implantable cardiovascular electronic devices can increase detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the devices have limitations including ...

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration granted another 510(k) clearance to iRhythm Technologies for its AI-powered software system designed for use with Verily’s irregular pulse tracking watch.

Over 5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation, or AFib, an arrhythmia heart disorder in which the heart’s upper chambers ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a heart condition characterized by an irregular and often rapid heartbeat. However, some individuals may experience a standard heart rate without medication, depending on ...

The Fitbit Sense has brought ECG to the Fitbit range for the first time – and it’s one of the most powerful, medical-grade features going. ECG is a specialist medical grade sensor that resides within ...

Using the ECG on Apple Watch Series 4 is dead easy. Photo: Lewis Wallace/Cult of Mac Ed Dentel has become the poster child for the new ECG function of the Apple Watch. He installed the recent update ...

Atrial fibrillation and ventricular fibrillation are both types of irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias). Atrial fibrillation (AFib) affects the two upper chambers of your heart. Ventricular fibrillation ...