Health has been one of the fundamental pillars of the advancement of its devices in recent years. Especially taking into account the drift experienced by the Apple Watch with the arrival of the possibility of carrying out an electrocardiogram or detecting blood oxygen saturation. These features help users assess and improve their health. A new study published by Stanford University indicates that The Apple Watch could also be useful in detecting arrhythmias in children because currently Apple only has ECG certification for ages 22 and up. We tell you everything below.
More usefulness for the Apple Watch: arrhythmias in less than 22 years
Apple and Stanford University have teamed up to study the Apple Watch’s role in detecting arrhythmias or abnormal electrical events in users who wear them. All this is within the known domain Apple core study the results of which are published periodically in the best world magazines.
A few days ago, a new study titled “Usefulness of smart watches in identifying arrhythmias in children” was published. This study assumes that the FDA and other agencies responsible for regulating these types of health devices has only accredited arrhythmia detection functions for users over 22 years old, In other words, rhythm detection is not indicated in children under this age.
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However, Apple and Stanford University wanted to know what the implication of the Apple Watch and electrical activity detection was in children, and their hypothesis is that arrhythmias could indeed be detected in children. After collecting patients, 41 children aged 10 to 16 with a medical history that included an “Apple Watch” were observed and ultimately diagnosed with arrhythmia.
85% of children used traditional heart monitors and 29% of these children were not diagnosed with an arrhythmia because the monitor did not detect the abnormal rhythm. Of the 73 patients who used the Apple Watch to monitor their heart rate, 25% sought care after detecting an abnormal rhythm without identifying an arrhythmia. But the important thing is that in the In 71% of cases, the findings from the Apple Watch led the medical team to perform a more complex electrical study to ultimately diagnose an arrhythmia.
Therefore, this study reveals that there are indications that ensure that The Apple Watch could be useful for detecting arrhythmias in children. It is not so much the diagnosis itself as the detection of compatible symptoms as well as abnormal clock detection that could help the medical team accelerate the diagnosis. Stanford University, however, recommends further work to find possible uses to improve care in this age group.
