The electrocardiogram (ECG) feature on the Apple Watch Series 4 was just enabled last week by the watchOS 5.1.2 update, and already it has apparently saved a life. The ECG alerted an Apple Watch user that he was suffering from afib, a diagnosis confirmed by a cardiologist. The electrocardiogram (ECG) feature on the Apple Watch Series 4 was just enabled last week by the watchOS 5.1.2<\/b>
\nAs it turns out, even though the ECG sensor on the Series 4 version of the smartwatch has just been made available, it has already saved at least one life. According to a Reddit user (via Apple Insider) who had just enabled the ECG sensor on his Series 4 Apple Watch, he received an abnormal heart rate notification. So he used the ECG sensor and it showed that he was experiencing atrial fibrillation (afib). He tested himself several times, and each time the result was the same.
After driving to the hospital, he walked into the ER and said, \u00ab\u00a0Ok so there is a new watch feature….hahaha…. I\u2019m silly but can we check this?\u00a0\u00bb And when a technician checked his heart on a monitor, he was alarmed enough to get a doctor to come right away. After an examination, the doc tells him, \u00ab\u00a0You should buy Apple stock. This probably saved you. I read about this last night and thought we would see an upswing this week. I didn\u2019t expect it first thing this morning.\u00a0\u00bb
The doctor sent the gentleman to a cardiologist who confirmed the afib diagnosis and sent him home with a prescription. It is just the latest story about a life that was saved by the Apple Watch<\/p>\n