In yet another story involving a Apple Watchan English woman claimed that the Apple watch saved her life thanks to the sensors present in models from the Series 4 onwards, capable of identifying heart irregularities.
to English Elaine Thompsonaged 59, told the The Independent that if it weren’t for the Apple Watch, she “would be dead”. That’s because her watch, with the ECG (electrocardiogram)was able to identify a worrying heart condition.
The story began in 2018, when Thompson suffered seizures and her daughter recommended that she use an Apple Watch to monitor her health — and that’s exactly what she did.
Recently, the Englishwoman’s watch notified her of an irregular heart rhythm, which made her seek a cardiologist. So it was necessary to remain with a heart monitor for a week.
During that time, the monitor — which sent an alert to the hospital — recorded that his heart had stopped for 19 seconds during sleep. Finally, the doctors concluded that it was a heart blockand they fitted her with a pacemaker.
Because she can now get the proper treatment, Thompson is grateful for the Apple Watch, which was the first to detect anything out of the ordinary.
Saved my life. If I didn’t have the alert, I wouldn’t have spoken to the doctor. Now I use Apple Watch all the time. It was so scary knowing that I could have died. I had no pulse for 19 seconds. Maybe he hadn’t woken up.
The watch can take readings of the user’s heart rate and can detect signs of atrial fibrillation, irregular heart rhythm or even faster-than-normal heartbeats. In addition to this function, it is also possible to export the data located in the Health app (Health) and send them to a doctor.
Even though we regularly hear similar stories, it’s always a huge relief to know that the watch managed to help someone.
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