WatchOS 4 added a new feature to existing Apple Watches last fall that has regularly been credited with saving lives: the ability to detect an elevated heart rate during a period of inactivity.
In England, The Independent reports: Kevin Pearson, a 52-year-old from Cockermouth in the north of England, was quietly sat reading a book and "minding my own business" when his watch alerted him to the fact that something was very wrong with his heart. After blood work and further heart rate monitoring, doctors said he definitely experienced an "event" and the same symptoms could be a sign of a heart attack.
And in Pune, GadgetsNow writes about an attorney who used her Apple Watch to realize her heart rate was too high during a stressful work incident: "Given the stressful conditions of my life, I decided to buy an Apple Watch to monitor my basic health. The Apple Watch kept notifying her to "take deep breath and relieve the stress" as her heart rate had shot up to 136 beats per minute, way above the normal mark."
Elevated heart rate detection works with watchOS 4 or later on Apple Watch Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 (which excludes first-gen models).
Apple also offers a built-in meditation app called Breathe, offered on all models, that helps you focus your attention during a moment of deep breathing. Breathe also captures your heart rate during sessions and shows you your heart rate near the end of each session.
In England, The Independent reports: Kevin Pearson, a 52-year-old from Cockermouth in the north of England, was quietly sat reading a book and "minding my own business" when his watch alerted him to the fact that something was very wrong with his heart. After blood work and further heart rate monitoring, doctors said he definitely experienced an "event" and the same symptoms could be a sign of a heart attack.
And in Pune, GadgetsNow writes about an attorney who used her Apple Watch to realize her heart rate was too high during a stressful work incident: "Given the stressful conditions of my life, I decided to buy an Apple Watch to monitor my basic health. The Apple Watch kept notifying her to "take deep breath and relieve the stress" as her heart rate had shot up to 136 beats per minute, way above the normal mark."
Elevated heart rate detection works with watchOS 4 or later on Apple Watch Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 (which excludes first-gen models).
Apple also offers a built-in meditation app called Breathe, offered on all models, that helps you focus your attention during a moment of deep breathing. Breathe also captures your heart rate during sessions and shows you your heart rate near the end of each session.
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