Latest Developments in Wearable Devices for the Screening and Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the two major bastions that need to be tackled in cardiovascular disease field. The rates of AF screening and standardized management are low, which are mainly due to the limitation of "no onset symptoms of AF at the time of detection and no detection at the time of having onset symptoms of AF" in the traditional screening. Wearable devices are technologies that can facilitate early detection and scientific management of AF, whose applicability, sensitivity and specificity in the screening AF have been gradually verified. We reviewed the latest developments in wearable devices for AF screening and management, including epidemiological characteristics of AF, and current application, applicable limitations and prospect of wearable devices, providing a theoretical basis for the use of wearable devices in the screening and management of AF.

Keywords

• atrial fibrillation|wearable devices|internet of things|screening|management