Skiddle Co-Founder Rich Dyer Credits Apple Watch With Flagging AF Within 24 Hours
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Updated · BBC.com · May 21
Skiddle Co-Founder Rich Dyer Credits Apple Watch With Flagging AF Within 24 Hours
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 21
Lancaster Royal Infirmary doctors used a defibrillator to restart Rich Dyer’s heart after his Apple Watch repeatedly flagged atrial fibrillation and he later recorded several high blood pressure readings.
21:00 BST was the point Dyer’s wife persuaded him to go to hospital, after he had initially ignored earlier alerts despite waking up feeling "a bit off" and noticing a fluttery heartbeat.
Hospital staff reviewed data from the watch alongside their own ECG readings, and Dyer said a doctor told him early detection of AF within 24 hours allowed immediate action.
Dyer, the Skiddle co-founder from Garstang in Lancashire, said the smartwatch had "essentially saved my life" and he is now awaiting a cardiology appointment while recovering at home.
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