Delhi woman thanks her Apple watch for saving her life; Tim Cook responds

A 35-year-old Delhi woman's life was saved by an Apple watch . The woman had an irregular and fast heartbeat , known as atrial fibrillation , or AFib. Policy researcher Sneha Saha began suffering a rapid heartbeat late on April 9 in the evening, she told news agency IANS.

She thought it was a stress-related panic attack.

She began practicing deep breathing techniques and drank water, but the issue did not go away.

The woman had atrial fibrillation (AFib), a fast and irregular heart rhythm that is dangerous for anyone to have, much less a woman in her mid-thirties. Numerous sources have cited Sneha regarding her problem that persisted late into the night on April 9.

She has mentioned experiencing an atypically elevated heart rate and observed that the condition persisted even after several minutes. Then, in an attempt to identify the problem and test whether the wearable could identify anything of concern, she chose to put her Apple Watch 7 model on her wrist.

She was immediately urged to see a doctor by the Apple Watch, but at first she chose to ignore this advice. However, later that evening, Sneha's condition worsened when her heart rate exceeded 230 bpm, which is not a healthy level to be in. The Apple Watch warned her to see a doctor immediately.

After that, Sneha, a Munirka resident, was taken to the emergency room of the neighboring Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj, where medical personnel were unable to take her pulse.

After conducting additional assessments, doctors determined that in order to restore her heart's sinus rhythm, they would need to deliver three direct current (DC) shocks (50 50 100 joules). She was then moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Sneha states, "I would not have gone to the hospital and would have lost my life if the Apple Watch had not alerted me of the serious condition around midnight." She goes on to claim that the watch has now become her "constant companion."

If the watch hadn't been there, I never would have taken a reading of my heart rate. Sneha, who is on her path to recovery, continued, "Everything I had to tell the doctors was based on Apple Watch readings."

Her problem was identified by the doctors as a form of Tachycardia, which is an elevated heart rate for any reason and can be brought on by stress or activity.

She wrote to Tim Cook , the CEO of Apple, on April 23 after arriving home, expressing her gratitude to him and the Apple team "for making such an advanced and precise recording ECG app."

Tim Cook responded to her post shortly after she told him about her experience, stating, "I'm so glad you sought medical attention and received the treatment you needed. Thanks so much for sharing your story with us.

(With inputs from ANI)