The Apple Watch managed to detect a pulmonary embolism in a 29-year-old American woman in time.
What better advertisement for the latest Apple Watch Series 8 than these stories where we learn that one of the brand’s connected watches has been able to identify a serious health problem? A new example of its effectiveness has thus just been given to us on the side of the United States.
A nap and a racing heart
It is not uncommon to see information appearing in the news that an Apple Watch would have saved one of its wearers, generally by warning him of a heart problem. This is still what has just happened on the other side of the Atlantic.
Kimmie Watkins, a 29-year-old woman living in Cincinnati, tired and dizzy, had decided to take a nap. A short moment of rest quickly disturbed by an alert from his Apple Watch, which informed him of an anomaly in his heart rate. ” For more than 10 minutes it was too high “, she testifies to the media Room 12.
The pulmonary embolism did not wait
And for good reason, his heart was then beating at the rate of 178 beats per minute, which is the activity of the heart of an athlete in full effort. The young woman therefore left to consult a doctor, who quickly spotted a blood clot blocking an artery, or a pulmonary embolism. According to cardiologist from the University of Cincinnati Richard Becker, because of this pathology, Kimmie Watkins had a very high risk of dying.
In addition to saving her life, this alert also made it possible to study her case a little more in depth and to discover that she suffered from a bleeding disorder. Suffice to say that this is a new good point for the connected watch and the development of Apple’s health activity, which will also affect its AirPods in the future.
Source : BFM TV
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