The Apple Watch could help doctors spot the leading cause of heart failure
 

The Apple Watch could help doctors spot the leading cause of heart failure
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The Apple Watch could be used to detect a heart condition that causes over 100,000 strokes every year, according to a new study.*

Heart health app Cardiogram and researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Cardiology Health eHeart project teamed up to take a closer look at just how effective the Watch can be at tracking the most clinically common heart ab**rmality, atrial fibrillation (AF).*

The irregularity, which is treatable but tough to diag**se using current medical standard practices, is the leading cause of heart failure.

The mRhythm project that resulted from the pairing looked at the Apple Watch-sourced heart rate readings from 6,158 Cardiogram users. The data was then used to build an algorithm to detect the distinct heart rate variability pattern caused by AF.* Read more...

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