When the FDA first cleared Apple to include atrial fibrillation detection by the Apple Watch, that was the lowest hurdle. Specifically, the 510(k) clearance granted to Apple effectively said that the ...

An NIH-funded clinical trial is exploring the potential role of wearables in managing atrial fibrillation (AFib), possibly helping reduce patient reliance on lifelong blood thinners. This seven-year ...

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine plan to give Apple Watches to thousands of people as part of a health study. The study is geared toward patients with atrial fibrillation, or AFib, the most common ...

Apple has launched AFib History on Apple Watch in mainland China, giving diagnosed users a new way to track heart rhythm ...

Apple today launched its atrial fibrillation history feature for Apple Watch in mainland China. Since 2022, Apple Watch in ...

For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) qualified a digital technology — Apple Watch’s AFib History feature — for a special research program. AFib, or atrial fibrillation, is a ...

Apple's atrial fibrillation (AFib) history feature on Apple Watch has been qualified by the FDA under its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program, the first digital health technology feature ...

Apple has made clear that it wants to play a role in the health care market, and now, it's one step closer to looking and feeling like a true health device maker. The US Food and Drug Administration ...

The Apple Watch has plenty of potential for health monitoring even after discovery of a condition, and a new study outlines its usefulness in monitoring patients after atrial fibrillation ablation.

A hospital in Pittsburgh has become the latest medical center to join a ground-breaking Apple Watch trial in the US that's helping patients with atrial fibrillation ditch blood-thinning medication.

The electrocardiogram built into recent Apple Watch models isn’t likely to give wearers false notifications that they have atrial fibrillation, a potentially dangerous heart condition. A clean bill of ...

Studies testing devices that treat irregular heartbeats can include data collected from people wearing an Apple Watch. Studies testing devices that treat irregular heartbeats can include data ...