Huawei’s latest smartwatch has an ECG sensor that can warn a person and therefore visit their GP. A new study by researchers at University College London finds that taking daily heart rate measurements can help prevent heart attacks. development of heart failure.
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According to New Atlas, which gathers information from researchers at the University College of London, those who take daily readings via an ECG are able to detect earlier
This study was carried out by examining 83,000 people between the ages between 50 and 70 years old who took 15-second readings of his heart rate. All those who had an extra heartbeat, or about one in 25 of those studied, were twice as likely to develop heart failure or muscle fibrillation within the next 10 years.
These types of tests, the same that can be carried out from several smartwatches that we have on the market, indicate that this type of device can help prevent and detect future problems
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The next step is to study, as lead author Dr. Michel Orini points out, how detection might work better in people who use these types of wearable devices. The use of artificial intelligence or other types of computer tools is even being studied in order to detect the ECG indicators that present the greatest risk.
And it is that this type of device has been the subject of studies even by Harvard researchers who have discovered that the ECGs generated from a smartwatch have an accuracy between 93 and 95% to identify these types of anomalies.
Indeed, we remember that although they do not reach the precision of an analysis carried out in a medical center, they are extremely practical and their regular use can help to indicate alerts so that people consult their doctor.
The vast majority of Huawei smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 4 and 5, the Fitbit Sense or the Apple Watch (series 7, 8 and Ultra) all have ECG readings, so they become invaluable companions that they can help warn us before it’s too late.
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