Those with heart rates reaching up to 150BPM will benefit from the new and enhanced Apple Watch ECG app as the company works to improve its capabilities.
Many people found the ECG app on the Apple Watch truly beneficial. It allows them to track a variety of health issues relating to their heart's condition. Best of all, the app allows users to take an electrocardiogram in a flash. The problem, however, is that the app does not work on those with heart rates of more than 120BPM. With the upcoming Apple watchOS 7.2 update, however, those with heart rates of over 120BPM up to 150BPM can now enjoy benefits provided by the Apple Watch ECG app.
The Apple support page states that Apple Watch helps users monitor a series of maladies. It can also issue warnings and notifications when signals become too loud and help users track their menstrual cycles. Among it's the features of the Apple Watch, however, it is the ECG app that many users find very useful. This is because it can provide them a readout of the current state of their heart, which includes taking an electrocardiogram in only a few seconds. There are limitations though as the ECG app will not work for persons with heart rates of more than 150BPM. Recently, Apple announced it would soon release the watchOS 7.2 updates, which would allow its Apple Watch ECG app to work on those with heart rates of over 150BPM.
On Apple's support site, Apple Watch documentation outlined the limitation of the ECG app. "A heart rate under 50 BPM or over 120 BPM affects the ECG app's ability to check for [atrial fibrillation] AFib, and the recording is considered inconclusive," according to a document on Apple's support page. With the upcoming watchOS 7.2 update, however, that limitation will soon be gone. Apple said that users who download and install the update will see that the Apple Watch ECG app will start working on persons with heart rates of more than 150BPM.
An AppleInsider report revealed that an update to the Apple Watch ECG app would increase the present maximum range of 120BPM to 150BPM. Such improvement comes with the upcoming watchOS 7.2. The report also states that MyHealthyApple saw the Cupertino tech giant's application with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August for an update that will do just that. FDA approved the application in October, which means Apple could be rolling out the update soon to allow those with heart rates of more than 150BPM to enjoy the benefits provided by the Apple Watch ECG app.
