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Two-week monitor after unexplained fainting identifies life-threatening heart conditions
Using the two-week monitor, which is about the size of a car key fob, more than doubled the detection rate of heart rhythm problems in the study of 2,234 people.
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A two‑week wearable monitor, roughly the size of a car key fob, was used in a study of 2,234 participants to detect heart rhythm problems. The device more than doubled the detection rate compared with standard care. After one year, 22% of participants wearing the monitor had heart rhythm problems identified, versus 9% in the control group. The study suggests that short‑term continuous monitoring can uncover life‑threatening heart conditions that might otherwise go unnoticed.
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