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Apple iWatch to Predict If You're About to Have a Heart Attack?

Apple iWatch to Predict If You're About to Have a Heart Attack?

Posted February 16, 2014 at 7:08pm by iClarified
Apple's upcoming iWatch may predict if you're about to have a heart attack, according to The Chronicle.

Tomlinson Holman, who Apple reportedly hired in 2011 to "provide audio direction", is a renowned audio engineer who invented THX and 10.2 surround sound. Holman has apparently been working on sensor technology to predict heart attacks by studying the sound blood makes as it flows through arteries.

Apple is exploring ways to measure noise "turbulence" as it applies to blood flow. The company wants to develop software and sensors that can predict heart attacks by identifying the sound blood makes as it tries to move through an artery clogged with plaque, the source said.


Recent iWatch rumors have predicted that the device will monitor your vital signs and fitness level via an array of sensors. A report from two days ago suggested that the smartwatch will use optoelectronics to monitor a wearer's heart rate and blood oxygen levels.

Apple has been hiring numerous medical and fitness experts to help with the project. FDA records reveal that in December a high level Apple team led by Jeff Williams met with FDA chief Dr. Margaret Hamburg and Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, who oversees agency approval for medical devices, to discuss "mobile medical applications." At this point it's unclear if Apple met with the FDA to ensure it receives or doesn't need FDA approval.

The iWatch is expected to work with a new iOS 8 application called 'Healthbook' that will store fitness statistics including steps taken, calories burned, and miles walked and vital signs including blood pressure, hydration levels, heart rate, and possibly glucose levels.

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sH23
sH23 - February 18, 2014 at 7:39pm
this is a moronic comment section. better luck next time guys
sH23
sH23 - February 25, 2014 at 8:35pm
I am sorry I didn't see your response earlier. The first half of your run-on sentence makes perfect sense. The second half doesn't make much cents. Try again please.
Hossein samaei
Hossein samaei - August 6, 2014 at 1:55pm
Samaei
Mendo
Mendo - February 17, 2014 at 6:09pm
Should add check level for Cholesterol !
PerpetuallyBlue
PerpetuallyBlue - February 17, 2014 at 3:45pm
That's a useful feature. Right now there are ways to read the signs of getting one it if this was more accurate that would be awesome. It would prevent quite a few deaths.
Mike Power
Mike Power - February 17, 2014 at 1:37am
How about a Boner, will it predict a Boner ?
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - February 17, 2014 at 2:14am
How about when something is shoved up your ass, I can predict it already happening.
bob
bob - February 16, 2014 at 9:33pm
So you receive heart attack prediction alert that freaks you out so you get a real heart attack that otherwise wouldn't occur.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - February 16, 2014 at 7:50pm
If you attack something to your heart to read it like that then iWatch is worth it.
Man
Man - February 16, 2014 at 7:48pm
Flappy birds on iwatch lol
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - February 17, 2014 at 12:01am
Just now noticed?
ratGT
ratGT - February 16, 2014 at 7:14pm
Oh my... This feature is going to be the reason for the downfall of the product in the fast-food nation (ya know... the obese nation)
Julieb
Julieb - February 16, 2014 at 7:13pm
I like the idea of the app. Not sure how I like the idea of an iWatch.
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