Engadget

Fitbit will roll out a passive heart rhythm monitoring feature after getting FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration has given Fitbit the green light to monitor users' heart rhythms in the background. A new photoplethysmography (PPG) algorithm can passively check a user's heart ...
TechSpot

Fitbit's passive heart rhythm monitoring algorithm gets FDA approval

Health tech: Fitbit's line of wearable watches might have started as simple step trackers, but their capabilities have expanded greatly over the years. The company now sells full smartwatches, and ...
Gizmodo

Fitbit’s New Heart Monitoring Feature Is Coming ‘Soon’ to Smartwatches

Google announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted clearance for a long-awaited algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation (AFib) in users through select Fitbit smartwatches and ...
The Next Web

Fitbit’s new heart monitoring algorithm reveals Google’s plan to dethrone the Apple Watch

Fitbit has just vaulted over a huge hurdle: it can now continuously monitor users’ heart rhythms. This was authorized by the US’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — and takes the wearable company a ...
The Hill

FDA clears Fitbit for passive heart rhythm monitoring

Google has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its product, Fitbit, to use a new feature that will identify atrial fibrillation (AFib). In a statement on Monday, Google ...
New Atlas

FDA approves new Fitbit continuous heart rate monitoring algorithm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a new Fitbit feature designed to continuously monitor a wearer’s heart rhythms for signs of atrial fibrillation. The roll-out is based on a ...
Healio

Fitbit receives FDA clearance for algorithm to detect AF

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio The FDA has cleared Fitbit’s ...
Business Wire

HeartBeam’s Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Combined with Vectorcardiography (VCG) Outperforms Expert Cardiologists in Detecting Arrhythmias

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HeartBeam, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT), a medical technology company focused on transforming cardiac care through the power of personalized insights, today announced new ...
Seeking Alpha

iRhythm Presents New Real-World Data on Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring at HRS 2025 Reinforcing Clinical Superiority of Zio Long-Term Continuous Monitoring

Findings in a younger, commercially insured population build on Medicare-based CAMELOT results, expanding the generalizability of Zio LTCM's clinical impact across patient groups. Latest data showed ...
Everyday Health on MSN

Can Wearable Devices Help Prevent Heart Disease?

Smartwatches and wearable heart monitors can help detect issues such as irregular heart rhythms. But they also have limits and do not replace a diagnosis.
Medscape

Current and Emerging Indications for Implantable Cardiac Monitors

Implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) continuously monitor the patient's electrocardiogram and perform real-time analysis of the heart rhythm, for up to 36 months. The current clinical use of ICMs ...