Abnormal heart rhythm identified in 1 in 20 older adults using wrist-worn wearables and smartphones
by Angelika Leute, Competence Network for Atrial Fibrillation eV (AFNET) Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Consumer electronics offer a new way to screen for atrial arrhythmias. One study offered continuous smartphone and wearable arrhythmia screening to older adults without known atrial fibrillation. Atrial arrhythmia was detected in five percent of participants. The study was carried out …