New algorithm stops the catheter at the right target to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib), reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Cardiovascular Engineering and ...

WORCESTER, Mass. – An algorithm developed by Ki H. Chon, PhD, head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in partnership with Snehraj Merchant of The ...

Some 2,000 people have taken part in a ground-breaking trial to test an algorithm that can help doctors identify people at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). The trial is evaluating an ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation or AFib experience chaotic electrical signals in the upper chamber of their heart (atria), which cause an irregular or quivering heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead ...

AliveCor has received an additional FDA 510(k) clearance, this time for an algorithm that allows its smartphone ECG to detect atrial fibrillation -- an abnormal heart rhythm that isn't always ...

A recent study found that time-restricted eating was associated with a reduced risk for CVD among older women with overweight who received cardiotoxic breast cancer treatment. The time-restricted ...

Achieving CE Mark is a significant achievement as it allows the company to eventually deliver the AliveCor Heart Monitor, AliveECG app with the AF detector and subsequent algorithms going forward ...

Fitbit launched a large-scale study to test the efficacy of its technology in identifying irregular heart rhythms, which could indicate potential cases of atrial fibrillation. Fitbit said it plans to ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation or AFib experience chaotic electrical signals in the upper chamber of their heart (atria), which cause an irregular or quivering heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead ...

PHILADELPHIA — Accelerometer-based atrial sensing with a novel, enhanced, automated algorithm in patients with atrioventricular block and a single-chamber leadless pacemaker in the right ventricle ...