Phil Harrison was training for his first marathon when the ECG function on his Apple Watch alerted him that he had a potentially dangerous heart condition.
Harrison said that had his watch not alerted him, and without nudging from his partner, he likely wouldn’t have gotten immediate medical attention. It still took him some convincing that it wasn’t just a normal feeling.
“I am sure I had symptoms before I noticed this time, but just generally ignored it just thinking that it was normal,” Harrison said. “If it wasn’t for the ECG function flagging up something worse, I probably would have ignored it again.” His doctor was surprised that the symptoms were occurring again, especially since his initial condition no longer needed regular check-ins. Harrison learned that he needed open heart surgery to repair a valve in his heart, so he was not able to run the marathon.Before his operation, he posted his experience on Reddit to thank Apple, and even sent an email to the company. He was shocked when he got a response from CEO Tim Cook.
“I didn’t write the post to get a response,” he said. “I was just doing it to help myself express how I was feeling at the time after getting the news of needing an operation.”He should be back to work in a few weeks and also plans to return to running so he can tackle the Brighton marathon next year.Her love of all things outdoors came from growing up in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and her passion for running was sparked by local elementary school cross-country meets.
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