Accuracy and Usability of a Novel Algorithm for Detection of Irregular Pulse Using a Smartwatch Among Older Adults: Observational Study

Eric Y Ding   ¹ , MSc ;   Dong Han   ² , BSc ;   Cody Whitcomb   ³ , BSc ;   Syed Khairul Bashar   ² , BSc ;   Oluwaseun Adaramola   ³ , MD ;   Apurv Soni   ¹ , BSc ;   Jane Saczynski   ⁴ , PhD ;   Timothy P Fitzgibbons   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Majaz Moonis   ⁵ , MD ;   Steven A Lubitz   ⁶ , MD, MPH ;   Darleen Lessard   ¹ , MSc ;   Mellanie True Hills   ⁷ , BSc ;   Bruce Barton   ¹ , PhD ;   Ki Chon   ² , PhD ;   David D McManus   ³ , MD, MSci

¹ Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

² Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States

³ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

⁴ Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States

⁵ Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

⁶ Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

⁷ StopAfib.org, American Foundation for Women's Health, Decatur, TX, United States