Apple Watch gains weak heart pump detecting algorithm developed by Mayo Clinic

Apple Watch on person's wrist

The algorithm will help spot the condition which affects between 2 and 3 percent of people worldwide. The Mayo clinic is working on the development of an algorithm that will use the Apple Watch electrocardiogram (ECG) feature to help detect weak heart pumps affecting the wearer. The feature would help to spot a condition in which the wearer’s heart doesn’t optimally pump blood. Weak heart pump conditions impact between 2 and 3 percent of people worldwide. Among people over the age of 60 years, that figure rises to 9 percent.…

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