Apple funded study finds Apple Watch can detect irregular heart rate
Eighty-four percent of the time, it works every time. A study involving more than 400,000 participants and their Apple Watches indicated that the smart device may provide some form of early warning for those experiencing the heart rate irregularity known as atrial fibrillation. So reports Reuters, which notes that the research was funded by Apple. The study, done in collaboration with Stanford Medicine, required people to wear an Apple Watch and made use of the watch's irregular rhythm notification feature. It found that around 84 percent of the people notified of an irregular heart rate by the watch were actually confirmed "to be in atrial fibrillation at the time of the notification." Which, with atrial fibrillation being a cause of strokes, seems like a good thing to know about your heart! Apple touted the findings in a press release, noting the watch "feature’s ability to give a user important health information without creating unnecessary burden to their doctor’s schedule." Some other important findings from the study, which involved people in all 50 states, include the fact that only 0.5 percent of study participants were notified by the watch of an irregular pulse. Notably, only 57 percent of those who got the notification visited the doctor because of it. "The results of the Apple Heart Study highlight the potential role that innovative digital technology can play in creating more predictive and preventive health care," Dr. Lloyd Minor, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine, said in a press release announcing the study's findings. "Atrial fibrillation is just the beginning, as this study opens the door to further research into wearable technologies and how they might be used to prevent disease before it strikes — a key goal of precision health.” That the Apple Watch might actually be good for something is indeed welcome news, because otherwise it's kind of hard to justify the cost of the damn thing. So strap one of those babies on your wrist and keep an eye out for any irregular heart rate notifications — there's an 84 percent chance they'll be right.
Featured Video For You
Hands-on with the iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and Apple Watch Series 4
- 最近发表
-
- Scientists discover where the huge dinosaur
- S. Korea seeking to extend aid to North despite provocations
- Trump will take 'appropriate' action in event of N.Korea H
- Millie Bobby Brown responds to Niall Horan's 'Stranger Things' tweet
- First officially approved Gen IV nuclear reactor in the US breaks ground
- Samsung unveils massive 146
- How to use PayPal on Amazon
- Barcelona and Madrid face testing week amid Clasico uncertainty
- 雨城区疾控中心提示:科学补碘 防治碘缺乏病
- “高桂”年味一桌菜,轻松打造年夜私厨美食!
- 随机阅读
-
- North Korea says it conducted important test to develop multiple warhead missile
- PM to visit Indonesia to attend Asian Games
- Humanitarian aid to N. Korea largely unwelcomed
- How 'Harry Potter' helped me understand British politics
- How much for Oasis tickets? Fans joke about splurging on reunion shows
- 冬天里的荔枝季!荔小吉奔赴哈尔滨,携手老铁“甜蜜”过冬
- Barcelona and Madrid face testing week amid Clasico uncertainty
- Millie Bobby Brown set to star in 'Elona Holmes Mysteries' movies
- The Weird, Wonderful World of Water Towers
- Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop suggests you use coffee to clean your poop chute. Don't.
- 二十年的信任 百分百的赞同
- Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop suggests you use coffee to clean your poop chute. Don't.
- World’s first ‘meltdown
- 二十年的信任 百分百的赞同
- Inter keep pace with Juve, Pioli held on AC Milan debut
- Periscope and Facebook Live help document attempted coup in Turkey
- [Exclusive] Samsung unsure of Suga's future as brand ambassador: source
- Turkey's president releases statement via FaceTime as country in chaos
- 为抗震救灾增添正能量
- Defectors in South Korea send anti
- 搜索
-
- 友情链接
-