Apple Watch Alerts Man to Heart Condition in Yet Another Potentially Life-Saving Story

[Apple_Robert]

Whoa, this is amazing. This actually happened to me, where the watch alerted me of an unusually high heart rate while I was resting. It got me to schedule an appointment with my doctor who did an EKG, and then found something too. I'm getting my own ablation procedure in a couple weeks.

Glad to read you took heed and didn't wait or worse, didn't eve have a watch.

 

[Td1970]

Sure I have no problem agreeing to disagree, but I want to check we are agreeing to disagree that there are one to two cases, plus webmd is the doctors nightmare as quoted here:

And that seems to be putting a monkey wrench in the healthcare system?

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I never said anything about a monkey wrench in the system. I just said from the beginning that the Apple Watch can cause issues the medical community.

you keep putting words in my mouth. I never claimed you said anything other than what you posted. We have different opinions about the watch. I own one for gods sake.

It’s a fantastic notification device. If it keeps you motivated to exercise awesome. Keep it up. It’s not a medical device as much as Apple wants to tout it as one.

Enjoy your night

 

[I7guy]

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I never said anything about a monkey wrench in the system. I just said from the beginning that the Apple Watch can cause issues the medical community.

This is a generic statement similar to saying it's a firm possibility of a definite maybe.

you keep putting words in my mouth. I never claimed you said anything other than what you posted. We have different opinions about the watch. I own one for gods sake.

At least in my opinion, your posts are unclear as the above is. Saying an Apple Watch can cause issues in the medical community, sure it can, but maybe it really doesn't. Basically you are saying there is some non-zero probability that this could happen....

It’s a fantastic notification device. If it keeps you motivated to exercise awesome. Keep it up. It’s not a medical device as much as Apple wants to tout it as one.

Enjoy your night

Apple doesn't tout it as a medical device. The purpose is to detect something the wearer may not. And to that end it works. See the first post in this thread. Enjoy your night as well.

 

[AppleInLVX]

The fact that some people downvoted your comment is sad. You listened to your doctor and made and educated decision. Yet some downvoted this because you know it Apple. 🙄🙄

Thanks for saying so. I really don't understand why I was downvoted. It's apparently a simple thing that if one has benign premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) it can mess with the readings the watch takes making it think there's a problem, when there really isn't. I dunno... the forum can be strange.

 

[TTTedP]

not arguing just a discussion with opposing opinions. I don’t make my decisions based on feelings. My 30+ years of experience in the healthcare industry has tought me many things. In a perfect world patients would follow the “rules” like some here posted. Phone call then follow up. That not the real world. Yes I may be jaded but find a long time healthcare worker that isn’t. Especially now with COVID.

I’m discussing what really happens most times. Awareness is great. Actions are something else entirely.

no problem, thanks for clarifying.

Today's Tim Cook Outside Magazine article cites a Mayo Clinic study of watch alerts and people going to the ER. If I read it correctly 30/264 participants had something actionable they were alerted to by the watch, 6/264 were serious. The study considered 30 a low # which maybe in the scheme of things is, but if I were one of those 30 and otherwise oblivious, I would be glad the watch told me.

Clinical evaluation and diagnostic yield following evaluation of abnormal pulse detected using Apple Watch

AbstractObjective. The study sought to characterize the evaluation of patients who present following detection of an abnormal pulse using Apple Watch.Mater

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