Garmin launches ECG app in the US for the Venu 2 Plus: Here’s how it works

Garmin, the company known for making health-centric smartwatches, has launched a new app that lets users take ECG readings. Designed for the Venu 2 Plus, the app helps record heart rhythm and check for signs of atrial fibrillation or normal sinus rhythm. The FDA-approved app is currently available only to those living in the US.

Garmin ECG app: What is this, and how it works? 

Users can use the ECG app anytime and anywhere to record a 30-second ECG and watch their heart rhythm results either on the watch itself or on the phone on the Garmin Connect app for smartphones. It uses sensors on the watch to record electrical signals which control how someone’s heart beats and eventually analyzes the recording to detect signs of atrial fibrillation (Afib).