An Apple Watch has once again saved a life. This time, Apple’s smartwatch came to the resuce of a 70-year-old Arizona woman.
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase your risk of strokes, heart failure and other heart-related complications.
During atrial fibrillation, the heart’s two upper chambers (the atria) beat chaotically and irregularly — out of coordination with the two lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart. Atrial fibrillation symptoms often include heart palpitations, shortness of breath and weakness.
It is a serious medical condition that sometimes requires emergency treatment.
Yolie De Leon says she was about to go for a walk back in June when she received an alert on her Apple Watch.
The 70-year-old says the device had a message warning her to seek medical attention. “It said my heart rate was at 174. It said ‘you are an AFib’ and said ‘call your doctor immediately.'”
After undergoing a number of tests at her local hospital, De Leon was told by doctors that her watch was correct.
MacDailyNews Take: Yet another life saved by Apple Watch!
The women in Afghanistan could use some Apple Watches. Maybe Tim can donate some. (Glad things went well for the woman in AZ! We could all use a practical and uplifting story now and then.)
Oh, that is a lot of one-star downvotes! I guess some people don’t think Afghan women need saving. They must be doing well, then.
downvotes for bringing politics into a non political discussion! Typical now for this formerly decent forum!
My watch kept barking at me about AFib. My doctor had a portable ECG monitor attached to me for two days. My watch was right! One of my AFib events lasted 5 HOURS with elevated heart rate in the 150s, while I was sleeping,FFS! So now I’m on Eliquis!
Though the Apple Watch is a fantastic little gadget, it does have its downsides. For starters at https://essay-reviewer.com/college-paper-org-review/, however beautiful this nifty gadget may be designed to be, many find that the battery life is not worth.