This is everything you need to know about Apple’s new hypertension notifications and if they’ll be available on your Apple Watch.
At its big iPhone event on Tuesday, Apple announced that it will soon launch hypertension notifications, joining similar alerts like those for sleep apnea, heart health and noise. However, these notifications for high blood pressure won’t just be available on the new Apple Watch Series 11 or Ultra 3.
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High blood pressure is also called hypertension, and according to the American Heart Association, it occurs when the « force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels is too high. » Hypertension can lead to serious cardiovascular problems like a stroke or heart attack. Contrary to popular belief, high blood pressure can affect people of all ages — not just adults.
According to the World Health Organization, 1.3 billion adults across the globe have hypertension. About 46% of adults with hypertension aren’t even aware that they have the condition because they may not feel any symptoms. The only way to know if you have hypertension is to get your blood pressure checked. What are Apple’s hypertension notifications?
Apple Watch’s optical heart sensor uses photoplethysmography, or PPG, data, which measures blood volume changes through the skin, to analyze how your blood vessels respond to your heartbeats.
