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Here’s the data behind the new Apple Watch EKG app

Apple submitted two studies to FDA to get clearance for the new Apple Watch EKG app. Here’s the data.
The new Apple Watch

When the new Apple Watch heart monitoring app can get a reading, it can accurately detect that a person has an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation 99 percent of the time, according to a study of the new device that Apple submitted to the Food and Drug Administration.

The agency shared with STAT a summary of the

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