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Health Monitoring Devices
By: AGelbert Date: May 12, 2017, 12:47 pm
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By Rob Thubron on May 12, 2017, 10:00 AM
Fresh from the news that its Apple Watch has helped the
Cupertino company oust Fitbit as the world’s top wearables
vendor, a new study suggests the device could have an unexpected
use: Detecting abnormal heart rhythms.
A study by researchers from the University of San Francisco
presented at Heart Rhythm 2017 reveals that the heart sensor
built into the Apple Watch could be used to detect conditions
like arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation (AF) with 97 percent
accuracy.
Over the course of several months, the researchers gathered data
from 6158 users of the Cardiogram app for the Apple Watch. 200
of the subjects had been diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial
fibrillation. The engineers used the data to feed a deep neural
network that learned to distinguish between a healthy heartbeat
and AF.
The system was tested on 51 hospital patients set to undergo
cardioversions, a procedure that restores the heart’s normal
rhythm. By wearing the Watch and using the app for 20 minutes
before and after the operations, it was found that the AI
correctly detected AF 97 percent of the time.
“Our results show that common wearable trackers like
smartwatches present a novel opportunity to monitor, capture and
prompt medical therapy for atrial fibrillation without any
active effort from patients,” Dr. Gregory Marcus, Director of
Clinical Research at UCSF’s Division of Cardiology, said in a
statement.
2.7 million Americans suffer from AF, according to the American
Heart Association. It leads to blood clots, stroke, heart
failure and other heart-related complications. With the illness
being quite difficult to diagnose, wearables like the Apple
Watch could help save lives.
“While mobile technology screening won’t replace more
conventional monitoring methods, it has the potential to
successfully screen those at an increased risk and lower the
number of undiagnosed cases of AF,” Marcus added.
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COMMENTS:
Kibaruk TechSpot Paladin
How much accurate would be an Apple watch versus a Fitbit watch
with HR? I'm wondering because this has been extremely useful
for tracking a lot of different activities throughout the day,
even if you are not a fit enthusiast or just a casual guy who
wants to set some goals for the day.
Reply
48 minutes ago
"How much accurate would be an Apple watch versus a Fitbit watch
with HR?"
That's exactly what I was wondering because as long as they both
have the hardware to track the person's heartbeat, the rest is
software based (and it doesn't matter if it's an Apple Watch or
not).
Basically, praising the Apple Watch for doing something any
device with HR hardware seems odd. Is there something I'm
missing?
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