Heart rate control is a key way to manage atrial fibrillation. Doctors consider it one of the four pillars of AFib care, along with heart rhythm control, stroke prevention, and a healthy lifestyle.

Heart health leader OMRON Healthcare today issued an urgent health message across the U.S. to raise public awareness of ...

Data collection occurred over a 20-week period, during which the wearable devices recorded heart rate intervals (n = 143,379,796) and physical activity levels (n = 23,704,307) at regular intervals ...

Results presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress showed that the higher AFib diagnosis rate over an average 15 months of follow-up – 5.0% vs 3.3% with standard care – was ...

For this reason, users susceptible to AFib should use a heart rate monitor that can detect these abnormalities. How does Fitbit’s AFib monitoring work? C. Scott Brown / Android Authority.

Sidhu said the smartwatch technology Kreis used can really help patients monitor their health. "Now I can monitor my heart rate, check if I feel like I'm having symptoms, if I'm having AFib ...

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Wearable heart monitors helped to identify 52% more cases of atrial fibrillation compared to traditional treatment, but that did not result in a decrease in hospitalizations due to stroke (1 ...

It’s easy to confuse atrial fibrillation (AFib) with what’s called supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). After all, both have to do with your heart rate and both start in the upper chambers of ...

A wearable heart monitor raises the detection rate of the dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by more than 50%, a new study finds. Top News .

If left untreated, Afib can lead to stroke, heart failure and premature cardiac death. But fortunately, Afib is treatable and, in some cases, preventable.

September is Atrial Fibrillation aka A-fib Awareness Month. Caitlin Massey is a nurse practitioner with Ascension Medical Group and she joined News On 6 at Noon to talk about this serious condition.