Smartphone-enabled heart monitor device maker AliveCor has launched a new app for patients, which is both timed with the new iOS 8 launch and incorporates the atrial fibrillation algorithm the company ...

San Francisco-based AliveCor has received FDA clearance for two new algorithms for its smartphone-connected ECG: one that detects normality and one that detects interference. These follow up on ...

UCLA and North Texas cardiologists debate universal AFib monitoring at HRS 2026, with concerns over data overload vs. disease ...

At the 2026 Heart Rhythm Society meeting, researchers presented evidence that AI-powered ECG analysis can detect atrial fibrillation (AF) with over 90% accuracy, even during normal heart rhythm. By ...

Advancing its Going for Zero mission, OMRON innovation makes AFib screening an integral part of the brand's routine home blood pressure monitoring experience HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 14, 2024 ...

Stanford's Dr. Perez shows Apple Watches detect AFib with 86% accuracy, offering accessible cardiac monitoring as 115M ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a type of irregular heartbeat. Longstanding persistent AFib lasts for 12 months or more, while permanent AFib is when a person and their doctor decide to no longer ...

If you have a racing or irregular heartbeat, also known as an arrhythmia, one likely suspect is atrial fibrillation (AFib). “Of all the possible heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation is by far ...

Many medications can thin the blood or interact with the heart. For this reason, people who have atrial fibrillation (AFib) should speak with a medical professional before using certain drugs, such as ...