the Samsung Galaxy watch awarded US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the arrhythmia notification featurewhich can help detect possible atrial fibrillation, Samsung said Monday.
If you have a Galaxy Watch, you’ll eventually be able to use the feature in the Samsung Health Monitor app to detect irregular heartbeats, which can be a warning sign of a serious cardiovascular problem like heart failure or stroke. It could also be atrial fibrillation, or AFib Asymptomatic or silentwhich means that you may not realize that something is wrong.
The new feature will be available on newer Galaxy Watches this year first, along with One UI 5 Watch update. It will come to previous versions of the Galaxy Watch at a later date.
There is a difference between FDA approval and FDA approval. The first is a low-level certification that confirms the device is safe, effective, and licensed for marketing. The latter is generally used for high-risk devices and requires extensive clinical data.
Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.
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While Samsung’s feature is welcome news, it wouldn’t be the first wearable maker to enable the feature. Apple unveiled the EKG feature in 2018 with the release of Apple Watch Series 4. were experts Somewhat skeptical As to how useful the AFib detection features are to the average Apple Watch user, ages 25 to 34, the device’s heart rate monitoring turns out to be Somewhat accurate. and the features inside your Apple Watch Lives saved.
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Smartwatches are still big business. the The global smartwatch market is expected to grow to $64 billion in 2023According to Business Research Company. The Apple Watch leads the market with 33.6% market share in the last quarter of 2022According to Statista. For phone makers, having a compelling smartwatch is crucial in keeping people locked into the brand’s ecosystem, according to the company. Technology analyst Avi Greengart. It could be a contributing factor to the cause iPhone’s iOS has overtaken Google’s Android as the best mobile operating system in the US last year.
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