On September 9, Apple has presented us with the new Apple Watch Series 11, Se 3, and Ultra 3, where we have also seen new functions that will reach these, among which is a hypertension warning, a problem that affects many, and that do not know.
However, surprise comes when we see that the tool will not only be in the new models, but it is something that will come through software, and that, therefore, it will also affect series 9, series 10 and ultra 2, being able to have it without changing device.
Hypertension function in the Apple Watch
Apple has achieved FDA approval to activate hypertension alerts in Apple Watcha function that had been in tests for some time and will now be available for users. It is not a medical diagnostic system, but a tool that can give the alarm signal when the clock detects consistent signs of high blood pressure.
The novelty will arrive with the update of Watchos 26 As of September 15. It will be available at the Apple Watch Series 9 and later, in addition to the Apple Watch Ultra 2 onwards. Apple also confirmed that it will be deployed not only in the United States, but in more than 150 countries, among which, fortunately, there is Spain.
The operation is different from that of a traditional tensiometer. The clock does not inflate a sleeve or directly measures the pressure, but take advantage of its optical sensors to analyze how the user's blood vessels respond throughout a period of 30 days. When the data clearly point to hypertension, the Apple Watch launches an alert so that the user can act. This technology relies on models of Machine Learning that were trained with data from more than 100,000 people and then validated in clinical studies with more than 2,000 participants.
This means that, like other data such as body temperature, we will not be able to enable it manually to check our data at a specific time, and we will have to wait for the clock itself to do it automatically and tell us if there is any problem.
Apple calculates that, in the first year, The function could notify more than one million people They have hypertension without knowing it. The company, however, insists that receiving a notice does not replace a medical evaluation. It is advisable to measure the pressure for several days with a approved arm device and take the results to a health professional.
In summary, it is not that we have a tensiometer in the arm, nor that it helps us to measure blood pressure if we are already hypertensive, but a way that people who do not know that we are, we detect it thanks to the regular measurements of the clock, something that, maybe without it, we will never know, or at least not early.
And you, are you one of those who acquires this type of watches for health functions, or only the sports and notifications are interested? Leave us a comment with your opinion about it.
