The Apple Watch has already been certified for helping save many lives over the past few years. And more recently, another life may have been saved when a smartwatch helped a woman identify a potentially life-threatening health problem.

Apple Watch reports woman unusual heartbeat

This time the story is about 29-year-old Kimmy Watkins from Ohio, USA. He talked about his recent ordeal and how Cupertino-based giant Watch helped save his life. Kimmy said she often felt dizzy and tired, but couldn’t pinpoint the exact cause. Thinking it was just because she missed a meal, she decided to go to sleep. The Apple Watch, on the other hand, remained awake and displayed the heartbeat while asleep.

About 90 minutes later, he awoke to an alarm that his heart rate had been too high for an extended period of time. In other words, there is something wrong with it. The watches tracked heart rate jumps to 178 beats per minute; this is quite high for someone who is resting and not during intense physical activity. After this warning, Watkins sought medical attention and doctors discovered he had a saddle-shaped pulmonary embolism (SPE).

Simply put, it is a medical condition that is said to have a 50 percent mortality rate and is basically a blood clot. A cardiologist at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Dr. According to Richard Becker, “it was the most serious and life-threatening of all, as it was a blood clot that had saddled a blood vessel to the right and left lung. » Watkins is currently undergoing treatment and is well on his way to recovery. In October 2022, the Apple Watch helped save a 12-year-old girl from cancer, and earlier this year a man was also recovered from potentially life-threatening internal bleeding.