Category: afib

Fitbit gets FDA clearance for its Sense smartwatch and ECG app

Post author By Randall
Post date September 14, 2020
Categories In afib, app, atrial fibrillation, clearance, detect, ecg, electrocardiogram, fda, Fitbit, gear, health, News, sense, Smartwatch, Tech, watch, wearable

[ad_1] Fitbit’s $329 Sense smartwatch just earned clearance from the FDA (and the EU’s regulatory body) for its electrocardiogram (ECG) app. When the “advanced health” wearable arrives this October, it will be able to assess heart rhythms for atrial fibrillation, or AFib. AFib is a heart condition that affects more than 33.5 million people globally […]

FDA clears algorithms that detect heart murmurs and AFib

Post author By Randall
Post date January 28, 2020
Categories In afib, Ai, algorithm, eko, fda, gear, healthcare, heart, heart failure, medical device, medicine, screening, stethoscope, Tech

[ad_1] According to the company, the AI can identify heart murmurs with 87 percent sensitivity and 87 percent specificity. In comparison, primary care physicians unaided by AI had a 43 percent sensitivity and 69 percent specificity, according to a study in European Heart Journal. When used with the Eko DUO stethoscope, the AI reportedly detected […]

Withings’s Move ECG is stylish fitness watch with a killer price

Post author By Randall
Post date September 5, 2019
Categories In afib, ecg, gear, hands-on, ifa2019, move ecg, Tech, Wearables, withings, withings move ecg

[ad_1] The Move ECG is, like almost all of Withings’ products, a hybrid analog watch and fitness tracker. The most notable feature this time is the built-in ECG, enabling you to make rudimentary measurements of your heart’s health while on the go. Until this week, there weren’t that many smart ECG watches on the market, […]