Apple Watch saves lives: it gave me courage after surgery

Earlier, we have reported that Apple and Stanford University are currently using Apple Watch to assist in cardiac research. Recently, another foreign user rescued by wearing an Apple Watch told the media about his story. Scott Kilian never thought that his Apple Watch would save his life, but that was exactly what happened a few weeks ago when he had a heart attack at midnight. Kelian recently shared his personal experience with foreign media. The details of his story are astonishing.

He told reporters: "Now I am a big fan of Apple Watch." This is easy to understand.

Kilian said that he had just finished his 50th birthday just a few months ago. He recently received a physical test and metabolic training to rule out any health problems related to his age. After spending thousands of dollars for testing, the results showed that he had no problems.

Kilian is a lawyer, so his work is very stressful, but he also does some work in the law enforcement department, so he often does various sports and running to keep his body healthy.

He never thought that one day he would suddenly have a heart attack, but in fact he usually took some measures to actively prevent any possible medical problems at this age.

After having the idea of ​​preventing disease, she started wearing his Apple Watch every week for three to four nights for sleep tracking. One evening, his Apple Watch woke him around 1 a.m. and sent a warning from a third-party application saying that his resting heart rate had been raised while he was sleeping (Apple’s recently introduced built-in feature, All Apple Watch models can be used). Kilian suffered a slight indigestion, which may be a sign of a heart attack, but he said he does not generally feel sick.

The Apple Watch showed that his heart rate suddenly reached about 121 at midnight, and the previous data showed that his average resting heart rate was 49 times per minute. The data also shows that this is the first time that he has reached the highest resting heart rate since he started wearing the Apple Watch, so he decided to go to the emergency room just in case.

Kilian said that when they waited in the emergency room, he told his wife that he thought they were wasting time and money and that the hospital then connected him to an electrocardiograph machine.

Although the results showed that his heart rate returned to normal, he said he noticed that his heart rate was still rising and that his Apple Watch was "accurately" showing the changes in the data.

Subsequently, the hospital conducted a blood test and found a high level of enzyme that reflects the occurrence or ongoing occurrence of myocardial infarction in the human muscle. Further tests revealed that there were four blocked arteries in Kilian's body and that four stents were inserted to correct it.

"The tens of thousands of dollars of repeated tests did not test these blocked arteries for the first time," said Kilian. He told his surgeon that the Apple Watch was the reason he went to the emergency room, and his surgeon's response was excellent.

He said that if I had been sleeping that day, I might not wake up and I would die in my sleep.

This shocked me because my grandfather died of a heart attack at the age of 55 – 13 years before the Apple Watch was released. This heart-detection technology is now available for only a few hundred dollars and it can really save lives.

The reporter asked Scott Kirian why he had bought an Apple Watch. His answer is not for health and fitness tracking, but to improve work efficiency. Now, he said that every time he watches the Apple Watch, he remembers how this device saved his life.

“I always wore a good-looking Swiss watch before, and the only reason I switched to the Apple Watch is that it can set alarms and timers, which allows me to concentrate on my work, but I did not expect it to save me. Life, I think every man over the age of 50 should wear at least one device like the Apple Watch."

Killian stopped boxing after detecting a heart attack, but he bought a home gym to keep him healthy. He also purchased AliveCor's Kardia Band Wristband, an FDA-certified product that can be used to draw medical grade ECGs with the Apple Watch. In this way, he can share his ECG with doctors within seconds without going to the hospital.

Apple Watch's price for the Kardia Band is $199. It also requires $99 per year for medical services. This service includes features such as sharing capabilities, cloud storage, and weight and blood pressure measurements.

"After a heart attack, there will be a great psychological burden, because your feeling of being strong and healthy will disappear overnight," Killian told reporters.

Any little bit of discomfort will be worried about whether your heart is failing, which will cause you to have a lot of anxiety. Apple Watch not only saved the life of Scott Killian, but also allowed him to live in peace after heart attack.

“I know if you have a problem with your heart right now. How good is this feature? Whenever I feel a little uneasy, I just press a button to see if the ECG display is normal. This itself will make me feel better.”