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76-Year-Old Gaston D'Aquino Latest to Say Apple Watch Saved His Life
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I am reminded that Kevin Smith felt fine, up until the moment he had a massive heart attack due a 100% blockage in an artery. Had a colleague that was feeling fine many years ago, when he all of a sudden started feeling ill and ended up in the hospital getting a pair of stents. Lots of time you feel nothing and then it's just BOOM. Heart attack. Thank goodness for a thing like the Apple Watch that can give you a heads up.
How many people have died because their Apple Watch didn’t detect an elevated heart rate. This is not a reliable medical device.
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I got the Apple Watch as a long time Apple consumer since the IISE, primarily for its heart monitoring functions. To make a long story short, it sucked for that purpose. Nothing I tried, looser, tighter resulted in logical heart rate measurements when working out, such as shoveling snow or cutting trees. My Apple Watch face developed a tiny crack after two months that I swear had nothing to do with any incident. That completely bricked my device, with a fix cost of $280 (Apple refused warranty repair). Bye bye Apple Watch.
Please don’t pretend to speak for everyone else. If you think this feature is good for you then great. Personally I couldn’t give a **** about this feature.
Perhaps I am overly sensitive taking your comment with negative intent. Weight can impact heart rate, but so can a lot of other things. I am 20-30 pounds overweight, yet my resting heart rate is 50. I also have a heart condition, can't say if my Apple Watch saved my life or not, but my heart rate is subject to racing (medical name: tachycardia) and whats known as AFIB. My AW is set to notify me when my heart rat exceeds 120 if I have not been exercising. As sometimes I can feel this condition and sometimes I cannot, I use this alarm to notify me to take action. the actions (medication, hydration, potential medical treatment) can in fact save my life.
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On the more serious note, imagine how many more lives could be saved if the price of Apple Watch was more accessible...
Seriously? How many more lives could be saved if people stopped smoking? How many more lives could be saved if people stopped drinking and driving? How many more lives could be saved if people stopped using their phones while driving? Probably MANY more than if all of those same people had an Apple Watch.
Weird!
And google watch is coming out. We will see apple’s market dominance crumble if google’s success with Voice and AI are repeated
How do you know they weren't logical? Were you wearing another device? Did you compare with another measurement? My watch has proved to be very accurate and compared to calibrated heart rate measurements. I don't sport tattoos, and I am not super hairy, nor are my wrists overly large. I do exercise and get quite sweaty, still works great. I got a new one with LTE in case I have an emergency and need to cry for help.
So wonder what it is about you, or your watch that was not working.
Go google go! You do realize if you said that about Apple, you would be called a lot of rude things by rude people? Seriously though, the accelerated heart rate in the middle of the night is probably real, only your doctor can know for sure.
Don’t get me wrong the watch doesn’t save lives it just gives off a good notification to get a check up that’s all
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On the more serious note, imagine how many more lives could be saved if the price of Apple Watch was more accessible...
Dude, get a Series 1 for 149 at Walmart for Mothers Day, or get a Fitbit or something. if that is expensive for you - get a job! snark snark
Thanks for the insight. As I said, I am no doctor. Just wanted to understand better for myself.
I believe the article stated that it was his cardiologist that had prescribed the original medications. I have dealt with two episodes of Afib (high heart rate) and based on my experiences, an EGK wouldn't necessarily show the issues he was experiencing until it reached a critical state. It usually takes an echocardiogram, which gives a more accurate picture of the heart function that would indicate blocked arteries and such.
I did not have an apple watch when I had my first episode and having the original Apple watch for my second would not have given me any indication that I was in Afib. Afib affect millions of individuals every year and many, such as I, are asystematic , where we do not feel the increased heart rate or any indications such as shortness of breath or other indications of heart issues.
I believe that we are just at the beginning of devices such as the Apple watch that assist us in our daily health care. I am glad that he was able to recognize there was an issue and sought care promptly.
As to the original comment, I am somewhat surprised, based on his health history that further tests were not performed earlier.
I use my 42mm Series 3 (non-LTE) on a basis I’d consider to be about average or slightly above. I usually charge it every other day.
It isn’t a medical device and it’s intent is not to diagnose, treat or cure. It’s not infallible but this is part of where Apple wants the watch to go.
Fine. Skip a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese combo every month and same difference.
How many people have died because their Samsung Gear or Fitbit watches didn’t detect an elevated heart rate?
They’re not medical devices, either.
Not on my Series 1 apple watch!!
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Agree....no Heart Rate to tap in my Series 1