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 ...

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.

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 ...

From the Oura Ring to the Apple Watch to the Google Pixel — here's what the science really says about the accuracy of their health data ...

(RTTNews) - New peer-reviewed research showed that the Apple Watch may be much more effective at detecting atrial fibrillation (AFib) than traditional methods, as the smartwatch monitoring found many ...

The Apple Watch has yet again proven itself a worthwhile investment, prompting one Austin man to seek help when he wouldn't have otherwise. Like many people, Mike Gomez had purchased an Apple Watch ...

Johnson & Johnson will test the Apple Watch’s ability to perform early detection and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat that can act as a sign of stroke. The randomized, ...

The atria are unable to pump blood properly, which can lead to blood pooling and the formation of clots inside the heart. If a clot travels to the brain, it can cause a stroke. Share on Facebook ...

Cardiogram, a startup seeking to make the sensor data from the Apple Watch more useful for the average watch user, and, eventually, useful in a clinical context, has raised $2 million in a round led ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. New consumer patient research from the Dallas-based American Heart Association found ...