How the Apple Watch Could Change How We Treat Heart Disease

The new Apple Watch Series 3 gives users more real-time information about their heart than ever, and Apple hopes that it will also be able to alert users to potentially concerning heart beat patterns. The current version of the Apple Watch already tracks heart rate. But the newest version comes with cellular built in, which means it can record heart rate continuously anywhere you have service. That could provide valuable, instantly accessible data for detecting when things might be awry with your heart—if it’s racing too fast when you’re at rest, for example. You can also set the monitor to alert you if your heart rate gets too high during a workout or dips too low while at rest. The new Apple Watch will also be able to track your heart’s recovery after a workout during the cool-down period, which heart experts say is a critical measure of how fit your heart is. “Recovery is an important metric,” says Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist and director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute. “It’s shown in many studies that if the heart rate recovery is slow, that suggests the heart condition is not ideal, and you need better conditioning. Providing that information is a new step forward for Apple.” MORE: How to Preorder the New iPhones, Apple Watch and Apple TV Apple will be paying close attention to the data the new watch generates. The company is working with heart experts at Stanford University to study and analyze t...
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