Apple Watch Saves Life Of 35-Yr-Old Delhi-Based Woman, CEO Tim Cook Reacts
After returning from the hospital, the woman wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook on April 23, and thanked him and the Apple team "for making such an advanced and precise recording ECG app."
Apple Watch has become a saviour for many and recently, it helped a 35-year-old Delhi-based woman who avoided a major issue. Sneha Sinha, 35, is a policy researcher, and in April she suffered from Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), a rapid and abnormal heart rhythm which is basically a big health issue for anyone, let alone for a woman in her mid-thirties. According to several reports, Sinha faced an abnormally rapid heart rate and noticed that the condition didn’t improve after a few minutes. She immediately wore her Apple Watch 7 model on the wrist to determine the issue and see if it could detect anything to be worried about.
The Apple Watch immediately recommended that she see a doctor, a suggestion she initially disregarded. However, matters took a turn for the worse later that evening when the Apple Watch alerted Sneha to seek immediate medical attention due to her heart rate exceeding 230 bpm, a condition that is concerning in any circumstance.
She hurried to the nearest Emergency Centre in her vicinity, where the attending doctors initially struggled to detect her pulse. Eventually, they had to administer three rounds of direct shocks of up to 100 joules each to restore her heart rhythm. Following this successful intervention, Sneha was transferred to the ICU for continuous monitoring to prevent a recurrence of the rapid heart rate.
Couldn't Thank Apple Watch Enough
She told IANS, “Had the Apple Watch not alerted me of the serious condition around midnight, I would not have gone to the hospital and would have lost my life.”
She added that measuring the heart rate would never have crossed her mind but thankfully she decided to wear the watch which took care of the rest. She said, “Whatever I had to say to the doctors was based on Apple Watch readings."
Survivor Writes To Apple CEO Tim Cook
After getting back home, she wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook on April 23, and thanked him as well as the Apple team "for making such an advanced and precise recording ECG app."
Cook responded by saying, "I am glad you sought the medical attention and treatment you needed. Thanks so much for sharing your story with us."
Top Headlines
