
Over the last decade or so the term “burden” has become frequently encountered in manuscripts discussing atrial fibrillation (AF).

The percentage of time someone spends in AFib is known as “ AFib burden.” When doctors assess AFib, it’s not just the fact that it occurred that matters: It’s also important to understand how much time a patient’s heart spends in an AFib state, because this can significantly impact the level of health risk.

The Watch is going to play a massive role in helping you and your medical professionals to identify the role that lifestyle factors may have on your health … BackgroundĪtrial fibrillation (AFib) detection came to the Apple Watch with the launch of the Series 4.

But stated quietly within the announcement was something that I think will be absolutely huge, as the Watch gains the ability to detect more health conditions. When Apple announced AFib History as part of watchOS 9, it sounded like a kind of useful feature to have, but not really relevant to most people.
