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Apple Watch can monitor the frailty of cardiovascular patients at home – Engadget

A Stanford study has determined that the Apple Watch can monitor the frailty of cardiovascular disease patients when they’re at home — it’s about as good as a clinic….

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The Apple Watch on your wrist might serve as a vital medical monitoring tool in the right circumstances. According to MyHealthyApple and MacRumors, Stanford researchers funded by Apple have determined that the Apple Watch can accurately gauge the frailty (or rather, the distance traveled in a six-minute walk) of cardiovascular disease patients while they’re at home. Personal smartwatch use was nearly as good as an in-clinic test, Stanford’s study revealed.
Scientists collected the data using the…

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