Can we trust a smartwatch ECG? Potential and limitations.

Eur J Heart Fail

Department of Cardiology (CVK); and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT); German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Published: June 2021

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