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What’s the best way to leverage 31 million days of ECG data?

Abstract

Smartwatches with pulse-plethysmography sensors capable of detecting irregular rhythms, potentially atrial fibrillation (AF), are increasingly common. Their sensitivity for AF detection in different populations is unknown. If ambulatory ECG monitoring were to be offered to all individuals with notifications this would generate vast amounts of ECG data to analyse. This perspective discusses smartwatch sensitivity for actionable AF, resource utilization to optimize stroke prevention, and suggests alternate ways to manage notifications.

Authors

Johnson LS; Diederichsen SZ; Svennberg E; Bhavnani SP; McIntyre WF; Healey JS

Journal

npj Cardiovascular Health, Vol. 2, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

November 28, 2025

DOI

10.1038/s44325-025-00097-z

ISSN

2948-2836

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