Apple’s new Watch Series 4 owner detected a previously undetected AFib condition with the newly launched ECG app.
It’s been barely a few days since Apple rolled out the much awaited watchOS 5.1.2 update that brought the ECG (Electrocardiogram) app for Watch Series 4 and Irregular Rhythm Notification feature for several more Watch series iterations.
Now, a report has emerged that ECG app has apparently saved Apple Watch Series 4 owner. The patient who goes by the moniker u/edentel on Reddit has claimed that he got an early diagnosis of the atrial fibrillation (AFib), previously unknown condition thanks to the ECG app.
AFib if left undetected can cause stroke and is said to be a second most common cause of death in the world.
The patient u/edentel was excited to test (tutorial below) the ECG app on his Watch Series 4 (review) and in his trial, the result came out with a warning that Afib has been detected and needs medical attention.
Thinking it might be a glitch, he tried testing it on his wife and it came out inconclusive and one final time, he performed the same test, it came out with same results classified as Afib.
Without wasting time, he went to the Patient First early in the morning at the nearby hospital.
