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How Apple Watch saved one man's life -- and how it's empowering him after his heart attack
9to5Mac.com ^ | December 15, 2017 | Zac Hall

Posted on 12/15/2017 1:07:34 PM PST by House Atreides

Scott... never imagined his Apple Watch might save his life, but that’s exactly what happened... weeks ago when he had a heart attack in... middle of the night....

“Big fan of the Apple Watch right now,” he told me. It’s easy to understand why.

...Killian says he recently underwent a nuclear stress test and metabolic workout to rule out any health concerns.... After thousands of dollars of tests, he was cleared without issue. He had no reason to expect a heart attack....

...Then Killian, who wears his Apple Watch to bed three to four nights a week for sleep tracking, says his Apple Watch woke him up around 1 am with an alert from a third-party app saying his resting heart rate was elevated while sleeping.... Killian... says he generally didn’t feel sick.

His Apple Watch charted his heart rate at around 121 beats per minute in the middle of the night while data previously captured showed his average resting heart rate at around 49 beats per minute. The data also showed that this was the first time his resting heart rate had reached this level since he began wearing Apple Watch, so he decided to go to the emergency room as a precaution. “Ten thousand dollars in tests. None of this came out,” Killian says. He told his surgeon that the Apple Watch is what prompted him to go to the ER, and his surgeon’s response was remarkable.

“He said had I kept sleeping, I probably wouldn’t have woken up. I would have died in my sleep.”...

...my grandfather died at 55 from a heart attack in the middle of the night — 13 years before the Apple Watch existed. Now, this technology is accessible for a few hundred dollars and can actually save lives....

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To: ProtectOurFreedom

To chime in on the topic, I got one a while back, and while the mask does take some getting used to, the difference is night & day.

I was actually at the point where I realized that I was waking up at night gagging when someone made me go to the doctor. Once I had the machine, it went away immediately.

An added benefit for me in dry, allergy filled TX climate is that it has a built in humidifier and micro filter, so in addition to helping with the apnea, it helps me out with allergies ... a lot.


21 posted on 12/15/2017 4:01:38 PM PST by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: Crusher138

Thank you. I just downloaded it.


22 posted on 12/15/2017 4:35:45 PM PST by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ)
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To: proust
Does it have a battery life for that much wearing?

DW wears hers all night. Charges it during her morning shower and while she is getting ready for bed. That much time seems to be enough. She will not be without hers.

23 posted on 12/15/2017 4:50:43 PM PST by CurlyDave
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I’ve had mine for 10 years. First year I had it, I left it at home for a weekend trip. Almost fell asleep a dozen times on the drive home. I don’t go anywhere without mine now.


24 posted on 12/15/2017 6:52:33 PM PST by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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