An 80-year-old German patient presented to her medical center complaining of chest pain. She had all the symptoms of coronary heart disease, but the electrocardiogram she underwent and the blood tests were completely normal. The story could have ended there but the patient then presented the readings taken by the ECG function of her Apple Watch. This datawere very different and clearly revealed the problem.
The use of the ECG function is strongly recommended
Very quickly, the doctors decided to operate on him and successfully treated the coronary artery disease. She was able to leave the hospital without symptoms two days later. Doctors confronted with this experience rich in lessonsintend to learn the lesson. According to them, the ECG function of the connected watch can well be used to diagnose cardiac arrhythmias as well as coronary insufficiency.
Since its launch on the Apple Watch Series 4, the electrocardiogram function has been able to perform diagnostics that can sometimes save lives. To cite just this example, in April 2019, agerman userhad never felt any abnormality in the heart. He used the ECG functionality for fun and it detected an atrial fibrillation problem. This diagnosis was confirmed by a hospital doctorwho then prescribed appropriate medication.
As a reminder, if you are lucky enough to own an Apple Watch Series 4 or Series 5, measuring the electrical phenomena of the heart is not a gadget and it is evenhighly recommended.
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