Woman claims Apple watch saved her life by detecting undiagnosed heart blockage
The woman Elain Thompson recently received an alert from her Apple Watch that her heart rhythm was unusual.
An Apple watch has reportedly been credited for detecting undiagnosed heart blockage in a woman.
A woman named Elain Thompson suffered seizures in 2018 and as part of her post-diagnosis treatment, her daughter suggested her to wear an Apple Watch to monitor her health, reports AppleInsider. Thompson recently received an alert from her Apple Watch that her heart rhythm was unusual.
After that, she went to the cardiologist and was fitted with a heart monitor for a week. In one instance, the monitor alerted the hospital after her heart stopped for 19 seconds while she was sleeping. Doctors diagnosed Thompson with a heart blockage and installed a pacemaker to help with her condition, the report said.
“It saved my life. If I hadn’t had the alert I wouldn’t have brought it up with the doctor. Now I wear the Apple Watch all the time,” Thompson was quoted as saying.
“It was so scary knowing I could have died. I flatlined for 19 seconds. I might not have woken up,” she added.
Meanwhile, in October last year, Apple Watch had helped to detect rare cancer in a 12-years old girl.
Back in 2019, Apple introduced the electrocardiogram (ECG) app incorporated in the Apple Watch series 4. The app detects signs of atrial fibrillations and irregular rhythm of heart that lead to blood clots in the heart
(With inputs from IANS)
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