Apple Watch Helped User Detect Unknown Heart Disease!
When we buy the apple watch most of us do this thinking we have a device that allows us to accompany us in our workouts, be aware of notifications from our favorite apps and stay in touch. And although we are aware of the functions designed to monitor the parameters of our healthwe rarely expect to use them.
Expecting more or less the same as most, a 36-year-old user, identified as Adam Croft acquired his Apple Watch, not imagining that months later it would help him detect heart disease that I didn’t know Of course, he didn’t hesitate to share the story that saved his life.
An unexpected alert from Apple Watch
In an interview shared by the BBC, Croft explained that went to bed one night after experiencing dizziness and other symptoms, brushing them off to the situation. But the Apple Watch did it for him.
The next morning, Croft woke up to find alerts on his Apple Watch warning him that the device had detected atrial fibrillation. He then called the emergency services, who told him that he had to “go to the hospital in an hour”.
The timely visit to emergency services served to investigate the diagnosis of the Apple Watch. after several additional tests confirmed that Croft had atrial fibrillation. Without the alert from his Apple Watch, Croft said he probably wouldn’t have gone to the hospital.
After tests confirmed atrial fibrillation, the doctors prescribed Croft blood thinners. He will now undergo what is called a cardioversion procedure, which will use “rapid, low-energy shocks to restore a regular heart rhythm”.
Given the experience, User said if it wasn’t for the clock alert, he probably wouldn’t have gone to the hospital and that certainly the applications associated with heart monitoring of the Apple Watch “Not a feature I expected to use.”
The best of the Apple Watch
Through his testimony, Crotf confirmed one of the most important values that Apple attributes to its smartwatch, such as the possibility of saving the lives of its users in extreme situations or, in its case, of providing alerts for get a diagnosis. and preventive treatment.
Finally, Croft assured that “the clock will stay on now”.
