Apple Watch saves life of 29-year old woman, helps detect life-threatening blood clots

“I was asleep for about an hour and a half before my watch woke me up with this alarm that said that my heart rate had been too high for too long. So for over 10 minutes, it was too high,” she told the publication.

She added, “I’m very lucky and that, if my nap hadn’t ended, that my partner would have found me, maybe asleep on the couch, not actually sleeping instead of what did happen.”

Watkins then consulted a doctor for medical examination. As per the report, she was told that she is suffering from a saddle pulmonary embolism. The condition limits blood flow through both lungs and has a 50% fatality rate.

Dr. Richard Becker, a cardiologist at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine explained that a saddle pulmonary embolism is the most severe and life-threatening of all, because it’s a blood clot that saddles both the blood vessel to the right lung and to the left lung.

At present, Watkins is on blood thinners and is reportedly working on getting her stamina back. In the report, Watkins says she proudly wears their Apple Watch and is hopeful that her experience will encourage others to do the same. “It might be seen as staying too connected or something, but I think it can be helpful in a health sense, and not just in a connect to people sense,” she said.

Updated: 20 Jun 2023, 01:13 PM IST

“I was asleep for about an hour and a half before my watch woke me up with this alarm that said that my heart rate had been too high for too long. So for over 10 minutes, it was too high,” she told the publication.

She added, “I’m very lucky and that, if my nap hadn’t ended, that my partner would have found me, maybe asleep on the couch, not actually sleeping instead of what did happen.”

Watkins then consulted a doctor for medical examination. As per the report, she was told that she is suffering from a saddle pulmonary embolism. The condition limits blood flow through both lungs and has a 50% fatality rate.

Dr. Richard Becker, a cardiologist at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine explained that a saddle pulmonary embolism is the most severe and life-threatening of all, because it’s a blood clot that saddles both the blood vessel to the right lung and to the left lung.

At present, Watkins is on blood thinners and is reportedly working on getting her stamina back. In the report, Watkins says she proudly wears their Apple Watch and is hopeful that her experience will encourage others to do the same. “It might be seen as staying too connected or something, but I think it can be helpful in a health sense, and not just in a connect to people sense,” she said.

Updated: 20 Jun 2023, 01:13 PM IST