The ECG app function of Apple Watch is finally available in Japan due to the recent OS update. It looks like another big function has been added to the daily health check. This time, we will introduce how to use the ECG app and its role.
Available with watchOS 7.3
The ECG app can be used on Apple Watch Series 4 and later models (excluding Apple Watch SE). Requires iOS 14.4 and watchOS 7.3 or later. Make sure that the OS has been updated.
How to use the ECG app
After opening the ECG app, touch the digital crown to start measurement. Measured for 30 seconds, the results are displayed on your Apple Watch and saved in the iPhone’s Healthcare app.
“Notification function for irregular heartbeat” added
At the same time, this update also adds an “irregular heart rate notification function”. This is a feature that occasionally checks your heart rate rhythm in the background and displays notifications when you identify an irregular heart rate rhythm with signs of atrial fibrillation.
When and how should I use it?
It is an electrocardiogram application that can be used with much effort, but how should I use it?
Japan Heart Foundation websiteAccording to the general purpose of using a home electrocardiograph, when a person who has been examined for palpitation or chest pain feels an abnormality, he / she can measure it by himself / herself to assist in the examination, or at rest such as a medical examination. It is said that it is possible to perform daily checks for heart disease that cannot be found and atrial fibrillation.
The ECG app on Apple Watch has been approved by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare as a “managed medical device (household electrocardiograph program)” and cannot be used for medical diagnosis. However, if you can measure immediately when you feel palpitation or chest pain, you may be able to catch abnormalities that cannot be found by the test.
In addition, it is expected that the “irregular heartbeat notification function” will show signs of atrial fibrillation without subjective symptoms, which will be useful for early detection and treatment. Atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia. Blood flow in the atrium can stagnate and form blood clots, which can later enter blood vessels in the brain and cause cerebral blood clots.
As a preventive measure and to keep track of your daily condition, even those who are currently healthy should use the ECG app from time to time.
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