Smart-watches using photoplethysmography represent a powerful potential tool for non-invasive arrhythmia detection, though further work is needed to clarify their diagnostic accuracy.
The newest generation of smart-watches offer heart rate monitoring technology via photoplethysmography, a technology shown to demonstrate impressive ability in diagnosing arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation. Combining such technology with the portability, connectivity and other location and activity tracking features smart-watches could represent a powerful new tool in extended non-invasive arrhythmia detection. The technology itself, including potential uses and limitations, is discussed. There is a need for further software development but crucially, further work into clarifying the diagnostic accuracy of such technology.
Carpenter et al. (Wed,) conducted a review in Arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation. Smart-watches vs. Implantable loop recorder was evaluated. Smart-watches using photoplethysmography represent a powerful potential tool for non-invasive arrhythmia detection, though further work is needed to clarify their diagnostic accuracy.
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