Apple Watch helps save a man from sudden cardiac death
By now, we’ve written enough “Apple Watch saves another life” story for you to believe that the most popular watch in the world really can monitor certain key health metrics and alert you when medical action needs to be taken. But nothing we’ve written about in the past compares with the story of IT developer David Last, a man who lives in the U.K. Last, 54 years old, was given an Apple Watch for his birthday by his wife. That gift ended up saving his life.
When David got the Apple Watch as a gift from his wife, it showed his resting heart rate at only 30 beats per minute
David Last owes his life to his wife Sarah, and his Apple Watch
However, David’s wife stepped in and suggested that he see his general practitioner (who are doctors known in the U.S. as primary care physicians). His GP suggested that Last see a cardiologist. In May, he had an MRI although strangely, the results did not come back until July. He also had a 48-hour ECG done to monitor his obviously abnormal heart rate.
David says that his wife Sarah saved his life
The pacemaker that David had implanted will be able to detect any abnormal rhythms allowing both heart ventricles to pump blood in sync. He says, “My wife keeps saying that she saved my life, and she’s not wrong. If she hadn’t bought me my Apple Watch for my birthday, I wouldn’t be here. I will always be eternally grateful to her for it. Apart from charging it, it’s always staying on me now.”
He adds that “Sarah (his wife) really looked after me. She keeps saying how proud of herself she is — and she should be: she saved my life.” So what have we learned here? That behind every man saved from a deadly medical condition is a woman-and an Apple Watch.
It was the Apple Watch that first warned Last about his abnormal heart rhythm and his family had no history of cardiac problems. He got married in June and even flew to Italy for his honeymoon. As he told reporters, “I had no symptoms whatsoever. We even went to Italy for 10 days for our honeymoon – I had no idea anything was wrong. Even the doctors were amazed.”
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