Apple and
Stanford team up for app
that looks for
irregular heart rhythms
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With this new app, your
Apple Watch might save your life.*
Apple launched the
Apple Heart Study app on Thursday, which will collect data on your
heart rhythms using the
Apple Watch, and send you a notification if you may be experiencing atrial fibrillation (AFib).*
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To track your heart, the
Apple Watch's sensor uses flashing LED lights and light-sensitive photodiodes to detect the amount of blood pumping through your wrist.
Apple is partnering with the
Stanford University School of Medicine to conduct the study.*
If your watch discovers an
irregular heart rhythm,
Apple will provide a free consultation with a study doctor, and an electrocardiogram (ECG) patch to continue monitoring your
heart rate.
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