This happened yesterday. I picked up my FIL from the Airport yesterday, he was limping on the left side which was unusual considering he is in a decent shape. He had not eaten for 6-7 hrs so we thought this could be low blood sugar. We made him eat some food, but he still felt weakness in his left side.

My wife put her AW8 on his wrist and ran an ECG. AF was detected, we ran another ECG after 15 mins and still the same result.

We rushed to a cardiac specialist. The doctor ran an ECG and 2D echo and confirmed AF. He was admitted to the hospital and after some more tests, a stroke was confirmed. The AW detecting an AF alerted us and possibly averted what could have been a major health issue.

I am glad we had the technology available and made good use of it. Thanks Apple !

  • robyn28@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My new PCP is very old school which is not bad but for some reason he doesn’t take advantage of newer technology. At my last checkup, I was showing him how I used my Apple Watch to help me monitor my health. I demonstrated the EKG app and explained its limitations. As he was watching my EKG he was amazed pointing out all the different parts of the wave (which I don’t understand). I think he was pleased that I am proactive monitoring my health.

  • TheBrittca@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What a great story!! I’m glad to hear the watch helped your FIL and also that you had the presence of mind to think about putting it on him to check things out. :)

    I’m a young cardiac patient and my watch has helped immeasurably when I end up in the ER with arrhythmias. I quite literally couldn’t live without it.

  • PIMOPIMO@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Were there any other symptoms of a stroke? The weakness on the left side would have triggered emergency care long before the AW for me.

  • Snoo52211@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for the post by the way. It reaffirms my decision to get a watch with an ECG. Even though hopefully I will never need to use it.

  • TheZimmer550@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve never seen so many abbreviations in one post. Damn this was hard to understand as a non native English speaker