US doctor detects deadly heart condition with Apple Watch

In a first, a US doctor has saved a person’s life by usingApple Watch Series 4 on his wrist to detect atrial fibrillation at arestaurant.

Atrial fibrillation, a deadly and often undiagnosedcondition, can lead to strokes. The condition often remains hidden because manypeople do not experience symptoms.

   

The irregular rhythm notification feature on Apple Watch cancheck heart rhythms and send a notification if an irregular heart rhythm thatappears to be atrial fibrillation (AFib) is identified.

“As a physician, it’s much faster to put my#applewatch4 on someone else’s wrist to detect disease (A. fib) than finding aECG machine at a public restaurant! (Indeed, a true #mhealth guardian),”tweeted Tommy Korn MD, and ophthalmologist from San Diego, California.

In the replies to his tweet, Korn said that the persondiagnosed with A-fib was later doing fine.

Apple Watch Series 4 is now helping users in the US, Europeand Hong Kong take an electrocardiogram (ECG) right from their wrist, capturingheart rhythm in a moment when they experience symptoms like a rapid or skippedheart beat and helping to provide critical data to physicians.

The key health feature on Apple Watch is yet to arrive inIndia.

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