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Your Galaxy Watch Can Now Warn You Before You Faint
The study found the Galaxy Watch6 predicted fainting about 5 minutes early with 84.6% accuracy, giving users time to seek help.
- On Thursday, Samsung Electronics announced a joint clinical study with Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital validating that the Galaxy Watch6 can predict vasovagal syncope with high accuracy before an episode occurs.
- A research team led by Cho Jun-hwan of the Division of Cardiology enrolled 132 patients wearing the Watch6 during head-up tilt tests, collecting real-time heart rate variability data analyzed by an artificial intelligence algorithm.
- The analysis achieved an 84.6 percent accuracy rate in predicting fainting episodes approximately five minutes in advance, providing patients a critical window to assume a safe posture or seek assistance before losing consciousness.
- Published in the European Heart Journal Digital Health, the findings demonstrate how real-time detection can prevent secondary injuries like fractures and cerebral hemorrhage caused by unexpected falls during syncope episodes.
- Choi Jong-min, head of Health R&D Group at Samsung Electronics, stated the study demonstrates how wearable technology can shift healthcare "from a post-care model to a preventive care model.
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