APPLE WATCH DETECTS PREGNANCY BEFORE CLINICAL TEST CONDUCTED

Mon 10 October 2022:

A woman’s pregnancy has reportedly been detected by an Apple Watch before she was even aware of it.

The watch showed a 34-year-old woman’s average resting heart rate had significantly increased in just a few days, which led her to believe something was wrong. She posted this information on Reddit.

“Usually, my resting heart rate is about 57 and my heart rate has increased to 72. It’s not a big jump, but it showed up on an alert that it’s been higher for 15 days. I started trying to figure out why,” she wrote on the platform.

“The watch knew I was pregnant before I knew it! I would have never ever tested without wearing my watch because I have not had a period to be late on one,” she added.

Apple watch saved the British man’s life

The ECG heart sensor in the Apple Watch last month alerted a man almost 3,000 times about a low resting heart rate, which helped save his life.

After his heart stopped an incredible 138 times over a 48-hour testing period at the hospital, David Last, 54, from the UK, hailed Apple Watch with saving his life, according to the Independent.

It was discovered that his heart’s resting rate had fallen to just 30 beats per minute (it is normally between 60-100bpm).

His cardiologist informed him that he had a significant cardiac blockage following testing like a 48-hour ECG and an MRI.

APPLE WATCH SAVED THE BRITISH MAN’S LIFE; HIS HEART STOPPED 138 TIMES IN 48 HOURS

Over the course of a 48-hour ECG, his heart stopped 138 times at 10-second intervals.

David Last, 54, received the watch as a birthday gift from his wife Sarah in April. The watch immediately showed that his resting heart rate was as low as 30bpm. The usual number in men of his age is around 100bpm.

“If she hadn’t bought me my Apple watch for my birthday, I wouldn’t be here. I will always be eternally grateful to her for it. Apart from charging it, it’s always staying on me now,” he was quoted as saying.

David initially ignored the device as being faulty but decided to visit a doctor at his wife’s suggestion.

Apple recently collaborated with Stanford University in the US to build the Apple Heart Study, which was a first of its kind in the medical community and the largest virtual cardiac clinical study during its time.

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