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[9to5mac] Apple Watch customer identifies A-fib heart condition after dismissing symptoms as ‘holiday anxiety’

LexRank Summarization

  • The Apple Watch Series 4’s ECG function has only been available for a month, but it’s already proving to be life-saving for some WMUR reports today that a Nashua, New Hampshire man discovered he had atrial fibrillation with his Apple Watch, and rushed to the emergency room.

  • Barry Maden said he originally bought the Apple Watch to “keep a closer eye on his health after suffering a brain injury.” His wife concurred with this reasoning, citing the device’s Fall Detection feature: “He originally got it because they have a new fall risk app where, if he were to fall and I’m not nearby, the fall sensor will sense that he fell and call 911,” said his wife, Tara Maden.

  • It’s not clear if Maden initially used the ECG and found out his heart was in A-fib, or if the Apple Watch sent him an irregular heartbeat notification Either way, it was enough for Madden to go to double-check the result with the ECG app itself and head to the emergency room.

TextRank Summarization

  • The Apple Watch Series 4’s ECG function has only been available for a month, but it’s already proving to be life-saving for some WMUR reports today that a Nashua, New Hampshire man discovered he had atrial fibrillation with his Apple Watch, and rushed to the emergency room.

  • Barry Maden said he originally bought the Apple Watch to “keep a closer eye on his health after suffering a brain injury.” His wife concurred with this reasoning, citing the device’s Fall Detection feature: “He originally got it because they have a new fall risk app where, if he were to fall and I’m not nearby, the fall sensor will sense that he fell and call 911,” said his wife, Tara Maden.

  • When he experienced what he originally thought was “anxiety around traveling for the holidays,” Madden’s Apple Watch Series 4 alerted him that his heart appeared to be in A-fib.

Ref: https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/09/apple-watch-ecg-a-fib-user/