Smartphone-enabled heart monitor device maker AliveCor has launched a new app for patients, which is both timed with the new iOS 8 launch and incorporates the atrial fibrillation algorithm the company ...

San Francisco-based AliveCor has received FDA clearance for two new algorithms for its smartphone-connected ECG: one that detects normality and one that detects interference. These follow up on ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. New consumer patient research from the Dallas-based American Heart Association found ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a type of irregular heartbeat. Longstanding persistent AFib lasts for 12 months or more, while permanent AFib is when a person and their doctor decide to no longer ...

Advancing its Going for Zero mission, OMRON innovation makes AFib screening an integral part of the brand's routine home blood pressure monitoring experience HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 14, 2024 ...

Many medications can thin the blood or interact with the heart. For this reason, people who have atrial fibrillation (AFib) should speak with a medical professional before using certain drugs, such as ...

PHONE TO GET NEW INFORMATION. SEPTEMBER IS A-FIB AWARENESS MONTH IF YOU DIDN’T KNOW. ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IS AN ABNORMAL HEARTBEAT CONDITION. EXPERTS SAY. NOW THAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING LONGER, IT’S ...

The Apple Watch has plenty of potential for health monitoring even after discovery of a condition, and a new study outlines its usefulness in monitoring patients after atrial fibrillation ablation.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Heralding an evolution of the blood pressure monitoring experience, heart health leader OMRON Healthcare today introduced home blood pressure ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a type of irregular heart rhythm that causes your heart to pump less effectively than it should. You’ll get treatment to try to bring back a normal rhythm. Another ...