Apple Watch Detects Grandmother's Irregular Heartbeat Just in Time, Saves Her Life

Apple Watch, first launched in 2015, is known for its cutting-edge health-tracking features, which go far beyond monitoring blood oxygen levels, steps, or sleep. Over the years, it has played a vital role in saving lives by providing timely alerts for irregular heart rates and automatic emergency notifications in car crashes. In a recent incident, the Apple Watch detected an elderly woman’s abnormally fast and irregular heartbeat, prompting her to seek medical attention. This timely intervention ultimately saved her life.

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“My Apple Watch Series 10 detected my grandmother’s atrial fibrillation today using the ECG feature. She’s now at the hospital and receiving the care she needs,” Nikias Molina wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).

He added, “I still can’t believe it.”

Molina shared two images of the notification the watch sent, displaying the alert, “Atrial Fibrillation,” showing a 61 BPM on average. The watch further warned, “This ECG shows signs of AFib,” advising the woman to consult a doctor: “If this is an unexpected result, you should talk to your doctor.”

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One of the images also shows a warning by Apple Watch stating that it does not detect heart attacks.

Take a look at the woman’s post here:

The post, since being shared on October 9, has clocked over 1.1 million views and still counting. Many even took to the comments section of the post to share their thoughts.

Check out how people reacted to this viral post about Apple Watch saving the woman’s life here:

“This is one of the reasons I made the switch to Apple for my daily. They are actually making huge differences in people’s lives with products like these. Now the AirPods are hearing aids and satellite texting is also saving lives. Great stuff,” said an individual.

Another added, “I had the same with my mom’s Apple Watch where it detected her AFIB. The first test they ran with their huge machine didn’t find anything. So the ER doctor insisted on getting another one due to the Apple watch alerts. Lo and behold it truly was AFIB and she’s alive because of the watch providing early detection. Hope your grandmother is recovering well.”

“The phone saved my friend’s life last Christmas. He was on his way home from working an overnight shift, ran into a pole, the car flipped and went over an embankment. The phone notified his mom, sister, and 911,” commented a third.

A fourth posted, “This happened to my dad as well. Probably saved his life!”

“I had the same experience. If I didn’t have an Apple watch, I probably wouldn’t have known I was experiencing AFIB for a very long time,” shared a fifth.