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Accuracy of Apple Watch to Measure Cardiovascular Indices in Patients with Cardiac Diseases: Observational Study Cover

Accuracy of Apple Watch to Measure Cardiovascular Indices in Patients with Cardiac Diseases: Observational Study

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|Sep 2025

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Table 1

Intraclass correlation for Apple Watch in cardiac patients with regular and irregular rhythm in HR and oxygen saturation at rest and after exercise.

OUTCOMESICC (95% CI)P VALUEMEAN (SD) OF PRACTICAL (APPLE WATCH)MEAN (SD) OF CRITERION (POLAR)
Heart rate
Cardiac patients with regular rhythm0.100 (0.100–0.100)<0.001102.00 (8.06)101.97 (8.03)
Cardiac patients with irregular rhythm0.100 (0.100–0.100)<0.001106.67 (9.70)106.63 (9.73)
All cardiac patients0.100 (0.100–0.100)<0.001103.25 (8.77)103.24 (8.75)
MEAN (SD) OF PRACTICAL (APPLE WATCH)MEAN (SD) OF CRITERION (CONTEC)
SpO2 at rest
Cardiac patients with regular rhythm0.98 (0.94–0.99)<0.00197.04 (1.09)96.91 (0.99)
Cardiac patients with irregular rhythm0.99 (0.93–0.100)<0.00196.86 (0.84)96.80 (0.73)
All cardiac patients0.98 (0.95–0.99)<0.00196.99 (1.08)96.88 (0.91)
SpO2 after exercise
Cardiac patients with regular rhythm0.94 (0.79–0.97)0.0297.54 (0.84)97.33 (0.75)
Cardiac patients with irregular rhythm0.85 (0.15–0.97)<0.00197.14 (0.78)97.03 (0.50)
All cardiac patients0.92 (0.80–0.97)<0.00197.27 (0.69)97.43 (0.83)

[i] CI, confidence interval; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient.

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Figure 1

Heart rate for all cardiac patients.

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Figure 2

Oxygen saturation of all cardiac patients at rest.

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Figure 3

Oxygen saturation of all cardiac patients after exercise.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1456 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 28, 2023
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Accepted on: Jun 24, 2025
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Published on: Sep 2, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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