What’s the best way to leverage 31 million days of ECG data?
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
- Linda Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2249-8220)
- Sanjeev P. Bhavnani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8161-9523)
- Jeff S. Healey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1216-7580)
- Søren Zöga Diederichsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9687-0857)
- William F. McIntyre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6082-7542)
- Emma Svennberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6413-0870)
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Lund University (SE)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Population Health Research Institute (CA)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Scripps Clinic (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Cardiovascular Health
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44325-025-00097-z
- Primary Topic
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Lunds Universitet
- Stockholms Läns Landsting
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Center for Innovative Medicine