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Smartphones and smartwatches equipped with photoplethysmography and ECG sensors offer promising but currently partially validated tools for atrial fibrillation screening.
Smartphones and smartwatches offer promising tools for atrial fibrillation screening using photoplethysmography and ECG sensors, but require further clinical validation to ensure diagnostic accuracy and avoid unnecessary physician workload.
Smartphones and smartwatches are used for a multitude of purposes in our daily lives. They are equipped with sensors that may monitor our patients’ health. This article provides an overview on how they may be used to screen for atrial fibrillation, and discusses the current status of this technology.
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Haran Burri (2018) conducted an editorial in Atrial fibrillation. Smartphones and smartwatches for AF screening was evaluated. Smartphones and smartwatches equipped with photoplethysmography and ECG sensors offer promising but currently partially validated tools for atrial fibrillation screening.
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