AliveCor’s standalone Apple Watch heart monitor is serious about health, not fitness<article>
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A group of former Googlers are looking to turn the Apple Watch into an FDA-approved medical device for people with heart conditions.</p><p>
AliveCor’s Kardia Band is an Apple Watch wrist strap with an ECG sensor attached. Tapping on the sensor triggers a reading, and allows users to dictate symptoms and other relevant information. The results then go straight to a doctor over email,
Re/code reports. The sensor is meant to detect
arterial fibrillations, a type of arrhythmia that can increase the risk of stroke and cause chest pains or heart failure.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3044550/consumer-electronics/alivecor-s-standalone-apple-watch-heart-monitor-is-serious-about-health-not-fitness.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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AliveCor’s standalone Apple Watch heart monitor is serious about health, not fitness
