His watch saved his life: a firefighter understands he is having a heart attack thanks to his Apple Watch

Ce Canadien de 44 ans devra désormais prendre un traitement jusqu'à la fin de sa vie. Image d'illustration Unsplash – Luke Chesser

Samedi 15 juin 2024, un habitant de Nouvelle-Écosse au Canada a été averti par sa montre connectée qu’il était en train faire une crise cardiaque.

His watch undoubtedly saved his life. This 44-year-old firefighter from Nova Scotia, Canada, was playing with his son when he started to feel unwell.

The man then felt strange symptoms making him think of the flu or a cold. He then preferred to act as if nothing had happened.

But half an hour later while lying with his daughter, the forty-year-old noticed that her heartbeat was irregular and was not slowing down, indicatesthe Canadian media Global News.

A completely blocked artery

It was while looking at his Apple Watch connected watch that this father learned that he was suffering from atrial fibrillation: a fast and irregular heartbeat that can increase the risk of ;rsquo;stroke and heart failure.

At the hospital, the doctors warned him that he was "probably having a heart attack& ;quot; and took care of him directly, he said.

After several examinations, the diagnosis was clear: the forty-year-old had a completely blocked artery. Surprising thing for this firefighter who assured that he had a healthy lifestyle and was not aware of any heart history in his family.

Medication to take for the rest of your life

The Canadian told Global News that he was convinced that he had gone to the hospital saved his life and that his watch was able to detect the problem because he wears it often. He will also have to take medication for the rest of his life.

A cardiologist at the QEII hospital in Halifax (Canada) explained that she was increasingly dealing with patients in her department who were guided by connected devices.< /p>

However, the diagnosis of these machines must be taken with a grain of salt since they tend to overestimate situations.