Atrial Fibrillation… Apple Watch Fails To Notify Patient Of 3 Hour Episode Of Rapid Atrial Fibrillation 13 Dec 2018 Apple claims that its Apple Watch can detect atrial fibrillation (AF) and appropriately notify the wearer when it suspects AF. This claim comes with many caveats on their website: Apparently…
Atherosclerosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease… Has REDUCE-IT Resurrected Fish OIl Supplements (And Saved Amarin)? 15 Nov 2018 The answers are no and yes. There is still no reason to take over the counter fish oil supplements. In fact, a study published Saturday found that fish oil supplementation (1…
Atrial Fibrillation… The New Apple Watch 4: Cardiac Accuracy Unknown, “Game-Changing” Benefits Overblown 13 Sep 2018 On February 10, 2014 AliveCor, Inc. announced that its heavily validated personal mobile ECG monitor had received FDA over-the counter clearance. Previously the device, which allows recording of a single-lead…
Atrial Fibrillation… Update On The Kardia Band Apple Watch Accessory: Accuracy In Atrial Fibrillation Pre and Post Cardioversion 10 Aug 2018 As I described here, the Kardia Band (KB) is an FDA-approved Apple Watch accessory available to the general public without a prescription which records a high quality single-lead ECG. I've…
Atrial Fibrillation… AliveCor Mobile ECG : Ways To Minimize Low Voltage and Unclassified Recordings 14 Apr 2018 Sometimes AliveCor's Mobile ECG device yields unclassified interpretations of recordings. Understandably if you want to know whether your rhythm is normal or atrial fibrillation, the unclassified classification can be very…
Atrial Fibrillation… Can AliveCor’s Mobile ECG Device Combined With Its Kardia Pro Cloud-Based Platform Replace Standard Long Term Rhythm Monitors? 7 Mar 2018 In March of 2017 AliveCor introduced Kardia Pro, a cloud-based software platform that allows physicians to monitor patients who use the Kardia mobile ECG device. I have been utilizing the…
Atrial Fibrillation… AliveCor’s Kardia Band Is Now Available: Mobile ECG On Your Apple Watch 30 Nov 2017 AliveCor has finally gotten approval from the FDA to release its Kardia Band in the United States. The skeptical cardiologist is quite excited to get his hands (or wrist) on…
Uncategorized Why Did I Go Into Atrial Fibrillation? 19 Nov 2017 Most patients would like to have a reason for why their atria suddenly decided to fibrillate. It's understandable. If they could identify the reason perhaps they could stop it…
Atrial Fibrillation… Is September Really National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month (And Why Does It Matter?) 28 Sep 2017 The skeptical cardiologist received an email from a woman telling him that September is atrial fibrillation awareness month and offering me the free use of an infographic given that I…
Uncategorized Atrial Fibrillation: How Many Times Can You Shock The Heart? 10 May 2017 The most effective method for getting a heart that is in atrial fibrillation back to normal rhythm is a called an electrical cardioversion. I've tried to come up with a good…
Navigating Treatment Options For Atrial Fibrillation 