Why the study?
Most studies of wearable devices like the Apple Watch have had limited sample sizes and focused on healthy subjects, despite potential utility in long-term cardiac monitoring.
Does long-term cardiac monitoring using wearable devices like the Apple Watch reveal atrial fibrillation and prevent cryptogenic stroke?
Does long-term cardiac monitoring using wearable devices like the Apple Watch reveal atrial fibrillation and prevent cryptogenic stroke?
Wearable devices like the Apple Watch may be useful for long-term cardiac monitoring to detect atrial fibrillation and prevent cryptogenic stroke, though further studies are needed.
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Supports wearable AF screening in research; leaves open clinical adoption for stroke prevention pending RCTs.
Karmen et al. (2019) studied this question.
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