Fitbit is focusing on bringing its AFib monitor to more users in the world, now announcing that it is adding more regions to support its latest feature via the software update for the smartwatch. It is a significant advancement in health and wellness for people, especially in detecting a known heart condition that mostly remains undiagnosed until it leads to worse conditions.
Fitbit Brings AFib to More Users in Different Regions
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Fitbit's irregular heart rate monitor, also known as the AFib assessment, is now expanding to more regions in the world, aiming to help additional users regarding their heart health. The AFib monitor was initially available to the United States region only, with the feature now expanding to more for its coverage.
More people with underlying heart conditions would have a chance to have their cardiac muscle get the focus it needs, particularly as the new feature would help in detecting its current state. It would not hurt a person if there are no unknown heart problems that a person experiences, as it would remain in constant monitoring for their needs.
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What is an AFib Monitor and Its Importance?
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, AFib or atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat for a person's cardiac muscle. A heartbeat that is not in sync or does not follow the regular rhythm known to humans brings a significant problem in the future.
AFib monitors would help in detecting any irregular heartbeat and help in letting doctors gather information about a person's heart health in the present. The monitor will help in detecting underlying conditions and avoid seeing the "worst case scenario" for a patient.
Heart Monitoring using Smartwatches
Back in April, Google's Fitbit started to apply for FDA approval on new heart monitoring features, particularly with the AFib function that would detect any irregular heartbeat from a person. Atrial fibrillation is a condition where a heart goes out of sync with other chambers and parts, causing conditions like blood clots, stroke, and other life-threatening illnesses.
The smartwatch feature got its FDA approval in the same month, and the new feature started rolling out to different users that aimed to bring life-saving features that would diagnose a mostly undetected disease.
Instead of waiting for the underlying effects to occur for a person, Fitbit's smartwatches would help in seeing any irregularities in a person's heart, and help in letting physicians know about any alarming conditions.
The AFib monitor on smartwatches may help in letting experts know that there are irregularities in a person's heart and it may help lead to avoid any problems from occurring further or start treatment immediately.
Prevention is better than cure, and the new feature for smartwatches is free to update for all users, providing a new system that would monitor a person's heart health for as long as they use the smartwatch. Now that it is expanding to other regions, the Fitbit feature would help more users in diagnosing any underlying health conditions.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
