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. 2022 Feb 8;3(2):208-210.
doi: 10.1016/j.hroo.2022.02.004. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Clinical validation of a novel smartwatch for automated detection of atrial fibrillation

Patrick Badertscher  1   2 , Mirko Lischer  1   2 , Diego Mannhart  1   2 , Sven Knecht  1   2 , Corinne Isenegger  1   2 , Jeanne Du Fay de Lavallaz  1   2 , Beat Schaer  1   2 , Stefan Osswald  1   2 , Michael Kühne  1   2 , Christian Sticherling  1   2
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Clinical validation of a novel smartwatch for automated detection of atrial fibrillation

Patrick Badertscher et al. Heart Rhythm O2. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Atrial fibrillation; Digital health; Electrocardiography; Intelligent electrocardiography; Smartwatch.

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Automated atrial fibrillation (AF) detection algorithm using novel smartwatch technology. Right box: Cardiologist diagnosis of 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) (top); overview of interpretation of the smartwatch algorithm by diagnosis (middle); and overview of interpretation of intelligent electrocardiogram (iECG) by cardiologists (bottom). Left, middle: Position to obtain a smartwatch ECG. Bottom: Example of a single-lead tracing created by the smartwatch. CI = confidence interval.
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