Researchers recommend making Apple Watches available to heart patients. Researchers have advised health authorities to provide Apple Watches to patients with atrial fibrillation.

A study published last week by researchers at Barts Hospital in London revealed that providing patients with Apple Watches reduced their hospital admissions, improved their quality of life, and revealed more cardiac data compared to traditional care, according to the British newspaper, the Daily Mail.

The researchers analyzed data from nearly 200 patients with atrial fibrillation, a disorder that causes a rapid and irregular heartbeat and can lead to stroke and heart failure.

After providing patients with Apple Watches, the researchers found that the number of unplanned hospital visits was halved.

The study also showed that patients using the device had higher rates of symptom recurrence detection, which the researchers considered an improvement in case detection and faster management.