How wearable heart-rate monitors work, and which is best for you The choice between chest straps and optical monitors is more complex than it seems. Valentina Palladino – Apr 2, 2017 9:00 am | 64 ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants all Americans wearing a wearable within the next four years, he told House ...

After catching up with my father, hearing about his DVT (confirmed Factor V Leiden thrombophiliac) and tachycardia with significant recent bouts of almost heart attack/cardiac arrest, it got me ...

Wearable heart sound devices represent a significant shift in cardiac care, offering continuous, non-invasive monitoring with ...

Major players in the wearable heart monitoring devices market are Medtronic Plc., Koninklijke Philips N.V., Boston Scientific Corporation, Johnson & Johnson Private Limited, Kinetec Products UK ...

A study in Nature Medicine examined the use of consumer wearable devices for monitoring heart rate control in older patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and heart failure. The RATE-AF trial ...

Wearable, long-term continuous heart monitors helped identify 52% more cases of atrial fibrillation compared to usual care, but that did not lead to a reduction in hospitalizations due to stroke, ...

A wearable heart monitor increases the detection of atrial fibrillation — a heartbeat irregularity that raises the risk of stroke and death — in a study led by the La Jolla-based Scripps ...

A new compact, lightweight, gel-free and waterproof electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor offers more comfort and less skin irritation, compared to similar heart monitoring devices on the market. ECGs ...

A new, more comfortable wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) device could be on its way. Researchers from Australia and India have created a compact, lightweight, gel-free hexagonal-shaped ECG patch ...

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. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News ...