First Case In India: Apple Watch Saved A 61-Year-Old User’s Life

Harin - Oct 26, 2020

In the first reported case in India, the electrocardiogram (ECG) feature on Apple Watch has saved the life of a 61-year-old Indore resident.

Over the last few years, Apple Watch has turned into a go-to and favorite wearable for health and fitness enthusiasts. And there have been so many instances where the smart wearable saved its users’ lives.

Recently, the Apple Watch’s electrocardiogram (ECG) feature has saved a 61-year-old Indian user. This reported case is said to be the first one in India.

Retired pharma professional R. Rajhans uses an Apple Watch Series 5. The smartwatch was a gift from his son Siddharth who was a Harvard University alumnus. After graduation, Siddharth has been recruited by several Silicon Valley big tech companies. He decided to gift his father the smartwatch since he has irregular heartbeats.

While wearing the watch, his father received signals from it telling he was having irregular heartbeats. The doctor said that Rajhans had a low ejection fraction and needed immediate heart surgery. But because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they had to delay the surgery. And with the help of the Apple Watch, Raijans could monitor his heart’s condition.

User Apple Watch — While wearing the watch, Rajhans received signals from it telling he was having irregular heartbeats.

After his father underwent his heart surgery, Siddharth sent an email to Apple CEO Tim Cook telling how the Apple Watch had saved his father’s life.

In his reply, Cook thanked Siddharth for sharing the news and said that the team of Apple would connect with him. After that, the Rajhans family who lives in Indore was contacted by Apple’s team. Cook also wished his father fast recovery post-surgery.