Brazilian Apple Watch users get atrial fibrillation history function after updating watchOS 9.2
CTOnews.com, December 17 (Xinhua)-- A new atrial fibrillation history (AFib History) feature has been added to watchOS 9, which allows Apple Watch users diagnosed with atrial fibrillation to keep heart rhythm data records to give users and doctors a better understanding of the disease. In a recent update to the 9.2 version of watchOS, Apple promoted this feature to users in Brazil.
The history of atrial fibrillation (AFib History) function, announced at this year's WWDC conference, was initially limited to the United States due to the need for approval from local health regulators. After the official release of watchOS 9 in September this year, Apple promoted this feature in many other countries, including Canada, Mexico, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Europe.
Apple has extended this feature to Brazil in its recent watchOS 9.2 update, citing foreign technology media MacMagazine. Apple has not officially confirmed it, but some Brazilian Apple Watch users have posted pictures and shared pictures on social media saying they have acquired the feature.
CTOnews.com learned that Apple promoted this feature to users in Brazil in an update to watchOS 9.2 released a few days ago. Atrial fibrillation is a common tachyarrhythmia. 1% of people over the age of 60 have atrial fibrillation, and the incidence increases exponentially with age. Among them, patients without organic heart disease accounted for 3% to 11%.
Framingham study found that the mortality rate of patients with atrial fibrillation was 1.5 to 1.9 times higher than that of patients without atrial fibrillation. The occurrence of atrial fibrillation is related to age and the type of underlying disease. Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease complicated with atrial fibrillation. Patients with atrial fibrillation have a significantly increased risk of embolic complications. For better prevention and treatment and reduce the occurrence of related complications.
