Episode 801
Apple Watch for AFib & Stroke: Should You Buy One? - FORD BREWER MD MPH
If you need a reason to buy an Apple watch, consider this: its optical sensors can detect irregular pulses. Irregular pulse is a sign of atrial fibrillation, and those with AFib have 5x more risk of getting a stroke. So, can an Apple watch reliably detect atrial fib? Here's an article (published in NEJM in Nov 2019), which tells about a smartwatch study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1901183
September 20, 20228m 6s
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