A new, large-scale study has found adding an electrocardiogram (ECG) to the latest generation of body-worn sensors accurately detects atrial fibrillation (AF) and significantly increases awareness of heart rate and behavior. Body-worn or wearable wireless sensors are increasingly being used to help collect health-related information that can be shared with a doctor through a smartphone application. The study results show that by using ECG sensors with a smartphone application, the general adult population can efficiently track their heart rate data. The new findings were presented at Heart Rhythm 2015, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 36^th annual scientific sessions.

Prasugrel (Effient) is more likely to be given to lower-risk heart disease patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to clopidogrel, according to a new study. Results of the PROMETHEUS study, which examined how the two drugs are used across academic medical centers in the United States, were presented as a late-breaking clinical trial at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2015 Scientific Sessions in San Diego.