CNBC November 30, 2017
- Apple is facilitating a massive heart study that will use the Apple Watch to detect a heart abnormality called atrial fibrillation, responsible for 130,000 deaths a year in the U.S.
- The watch will use LED lights, light-sensitive conductors and software to monitor blood flow to look for abnormalities.
- Because the study is available to anybody over age 22 and is mobile, Apple COO Jeff Williams says it’s an opportunity to “save a lot of lives.”
Apple has released a first-of-its-kind Heart Study app to research whether its Apple Watch can pick up a heart rhythmic disorder called atrial fibrillation — one of the most common causes of strokes and heart failure.
People who sign up for the study...
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