This time, Apple Watch successfully detected atrial fibrillation in a 65-year-old man. Neither he nor anyone in his family had ever suffered from heart disease before.

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Apple added atrial fibrillation detection to the Apple Watch a few years ago. It has already helped many users identify dangerous symptoms.

Jeff Priest, 65, was relaxing on the couch when his Apple Watch signaled a change in his condition, the Post and Courier reported. However, the man did not take the message seriously as he did not experience any health problems, especially the symptoms associated with this disease. However, his wife decided to ignore the warning and went to the doctor.

I thought there was something wrong with the watch. I didn’t feel bad, I felt like always
says Priest, former president of the University of South Carolina at Aiken.

Atrial fibrillation is a heart disease in which the upper chambers of the heart become out of sync with the lower chambers. Although some people experience this on a physical level, Jeff Priest did not notice any discomfort. He remembers doctors asking him if he felt any pain in his chest or if he could feel his heart beating. But nothing happened.

A few hours later, after his condition was stabilized with medication, the couple was allowed to go home. But two days later the atrial fibrillation was still there.

Fortunately, this story ended well. Priest received treatment, his heart returned to normal, and he was even allowed to go to the golf tournament. “I looked at the clock and realized the atrial fibrillation was gone.”says.

Over the years, many such cases have accumulated:

• We can remember many cases when the Apple smartwatch detected a rapid heartbeat, helping to detect chronic diseases or heart attacks in time.
• Additionally, in the past, the watch would detect that the user had fallen off the bike and raise an alarm. The cyclist lost consciousness after a dangerous injury. Apple Watch sent the exact location to 911 and the victim’s son.
• Apple Watch once saved the life of a person who fell under the ice. The man couldn’t reach the surface on his own, but he remembered the emergency call function on his smartwatch. Rescuers managed to help him.
• We also know of a case where Apple Watch helped save a kidnapping victim. He managed to turn on the emergency call function.

The company adds more health-related features to updated models of wearable watches every year. They constantly monitor the body’s indicators and give warnings if something starts to go wrong.