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AFib sensor not helpful to most Apple Watch wearers
Most people who wear an Apple Watch and have linked it to their
EHR are not good candidates for anticoagulant therapy for atrial fibrillation
and thus do not benefit from the device's AFib detection capability,
according to a study led by Josh Pevnick, co-director of the division of
informatics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. "If you're trying to provide
some health benefits for people in terms of identifying atrial fibrillation,
the key is probably to make sure you identify the right people," Pevnick
said. Full Story: The
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Friday, March 4, 2022
AFib sensor not helpful to most Apple Watch wearers
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