Sequential Smartwatch Readings for Atrial Fibrillation Have High Detection Rates - MD Magazine

Once a day readings over a year would detect 98.3% of the first Afib >24 hour episodes, while the probability of ≥1 false positive reading would be 98%.

New data suggest a wearable with an algorithm that takes 3 sequential atrial fibrillation readings every day with all readings having shown atrial fibrillation for a positive AF >24 hour result ca… [+2519 chars]

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