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  • Texas man's Apple Watch detects Afib, likely saving his life

    benny-boybenny-boy
    Afib is a big deal and usually warrants a change in medical management.
    It roughly quintuples stroke risk, which, for all but the lowest risk people, usually means some kind of anticoagulation (aka "blood thinner").

    a few points:
    "Likely saved his life" is a bit strong, though strokes can definitely end (and ruin-but-not-end) lives. Overstated!
    Second: if you know someone with AFib, don't get the SE, you gotta get one that does ECG (it will come in handy, trust me).
    If you have an apple watch that does ECG and you get a high HR alarm, CHECK AN ECG right then. like other types of electrical dysfunction, cardiac arrhythmia is intermittent, so grab it when it's happening. you can then export it as a pdf from the health app.

    Thanks
    BC, a cardiologist
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