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Apple has launched another in its occasional series of Apple Watch “true stories,” this time featuring a runner who says the device first alerting him to a cardiac condition was the key to saving his life.

Smartwatch screen displaying ECG results with atrial fibrillation alert, 69 BPM average heart rate, and warning text advising the user about signs of AFib on a black background
It was the ECG in his Apple Watch that alerted Connor to his condition – image credit: Apple.

Tim Cook has often said that ultimately Apple will be remembered most for what it did for people’s health. After countless stories of the Apple Watch saving people’s lives, Apple has begun sharing short interviews with survivors on its YouTube channel.

The latest is “ECG: Connor’s True Apple Watch Story,” which consists of this man recounting how much the device means to him. And what it meant when he was running a triathalon, trying to get in shape.

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