https://medium.com/@drjohnm/im-a-heart-doctor-heres-why-im-wary-of-the-new-apple-watch-2b1999f2d942 > Apple’s new watch sounds like a win for anyone interested in their heart health. It will notify wearers of a slow or irregular heart rhythm, and it can take a basic electrocardiogram (ECG), a recording of the electrical activity of the heart. > During Apple’s presentation of the new watch on Sept. 12, the company boasted of its FDA clearance and basked in praise from American Heart Association president Dr. Ivor Benjamin.