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Apple Watch has once again saved a life and this time it did so by failing ECGs used in hospitals. According to a European Heart Journal report, Apple Watch was able to detect a serious health problem in an 80-year-old woman with its built-in ECG (electrocardiogram) function, even after she was announced fit. He reportedly complained of dizziness and chest pain with an irregular pulse.
While the results from the hospital’s Chest Pain Unit returned to normal after the EKG test, the patient showed Apple Watch ECG records indicating severe coronary ischemia. After undergoing cardiac catheterization, it was revealed that he had “severe coronary artery disease, such as a main stem stenosis and a bifurcation injury.”
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She was then successfully treated with balloon angioplasty and stent use.
Praising the Apple Watch, cardiologists said “the development of smart technologies paves the way for new diagnostic possibilities. In the case of the Apple Watch, after installing the mobile app, it records an ECG when a finger is placed on the digital crown The watch is stored in a PDF file that can be retrieved from the app, so the Apple Watch can be used not only to detect atrial fibrillation or atrioventricular conduction disorders, but also to detect myocardial ischemia An apple a day can keep myocardial infarction away. ”
While the ECG is saving lives across the globe, there is another feature that is said to be coming in Apple Watch Series 6 later this year: the pulse oximeter. This measures a patient’s oxygen saturation level and can help detect problems related to the lungs.
