Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. FibriCheck is a medical analysis platform that uses an end-to-end algorithm to detect AF based on photoplethysmography…
Continue Reading
Understanding Atrial Fibrillation and Wearable Detection
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) represents one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias affecting millions worldwide, characterized by irregular and often rapid heart rhythms that can lead to serious complications including…
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death in developed countries. This study introduces deep learning ensembles for arrhythmia detection and atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence prediction from electrocardiogram scans, supported by explainable artificial intelligence…
Continue Reading
An AI-enabled stethoscope has allowed doctors to pick up heart conditions in 15 seconds, giving GPs a simple tool to spot problems earlier.
A study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research…
Yosef Sari Harb, chief executive and founder of Happitech (Credit: Life Science Intelligence, Inc)
Virtual ward and remote monitoring technology provider Doccla has partnered with Happitech to bring remote monitoring of atrial fibrillation (AF)…
Continue Reading
Jakob Wollborn, M.D., M.P.H., Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is one of the most common complications following cardiac surgery. It affects up to 40% of patients, depending…
Continue Reading
Online health communities (OHCs) enhance personalized care by connecting patients, professionals and leveraging patient-reported outcomes. This study investigates how communication elements (emotions, patient-generated topics, appeals, and linguistic style) affect patient awareness (click-through-rate) and engagement…
Continue Reading
Stroke remains a leading global cause of mortality, with ischemic stroke as the most common subtype. Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases ischemic stroke risk due to thrombus formation in the left atrium (LA), particularly in…
Continue Reading
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), the standard-of-care for atrial fibrillation (AF), is effective even in some persistent AF (PsAF) patients despite atrial fibrosis proliferation, suggesting that PVI could not only be isolating triggers but diminishing…
Continue Reading
ECG diagnostics software platform AccurKardia and cardiac medical technology company HeartBeam are joining forces to make AccurKardia’s ECG analysis software available on HeartBeam’s devices. HeartBeam’s cable-free, 12-lead ECG system captures electrical signals from the heart…
Continue Reading
