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Accuracy of the Apple Watch in Detecting Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients Undergoing 24-Hour Holter Monitoring: A Prospective, Pragmatic Study

Elrey P. Inocian, Alex T. Junia, Mary Gertrude Ong Cordovez, Kevin T. Katada, Louis Marie William Paday IV
Nov 2024 DOI 10.69944/pjc.4dfc7cfcda

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Elrey P. Inocian, MD | Alex T. Junia, MD | Mary Gertrude Ong Cordovez, MD | Kevin T. Katada, MD | Louis Marie William Paday IV, MD


Perpetual Succour Hospital–Cebu Heart Institute, Cebu City, Philippines
 

Correspondence:
Elrey P. Inocian, MD
Perpetual Succour Hospital–Cebu Heart Institute, Cebu City, Philippines
Email: Inocian567@gmail.com

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this article.

The authors declare that attempt to ask permission from Apple to conduct the study was tried, but there was no reply received. An inquiry was done to an author of a published article, which also assessed the accuracy of the Apple Watch, and the reply was that no approval from Apple was needed prior to conduct of their study.

The authors declare that this study was approved by the institutional ethics and review board of the hospital prior to the conduct of the study.

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