ram1583 t1_itsrj4w wrote on October 26, 2022 at 12:59 AM

Reply to comment by Mitthrawnuruo in Doctor is ‘not a crazy Apple person’ and recommends lifesaving Apple Watch to every patient by prehistoric_knight

I went to several cardiologists who didn’t interpret my ekg readings correctly. Apple Watch told me I had an issue and needed to go to emergency room. I listened and they admitted me right away after discovering I had grade 3 heart block and had to get a pace maker put in. So yeah. At this point I trust gadgets better then some cardiologists.

Mitthrawnuruo t1_itsw1xh wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:34 AM

A third degree hard block is pretty obvious. Any ER doc, paramedic, or cardiologist could recognize it.

I suspect strongly, that you were not in a third degree block when they took the EKGs. Heart rhythms can be variable.

dsmklsd t1_itujqgs wrote on October 26, 2022 at 12:41 PM

Doesn't that still kind of prove the point though? A device that is watching (heh) 24 hours a day can catching things that a point in time reading can't?

Mitthrawnuruo t1_ituki0e wrote on October 26, 2022 at 12:47 PM

Continues monitoring can be helpful, yes.

extremely_impolite t1_itwtcb6 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:45 PM

My own experience with doctors tells me that the problem likely existed, and the doctors he saw didn't take him seriously and pushed him out the door with a "just get some rest".