A new generation of Apple devices has been announced, featuring health-related enhancements, including a blood pressure monitor on the latest top-tier version of its Apple Watch.

新一代苹果设备已经发布，其健康功能有所增强，包括在最新顶级版本的 Apple Watch 上新增了血压监测功能。

The Series 11

第十一季

Apple Watch

苹果手表

can spot signs of chronic high blood pressure and warn users that they may have hypertension, according to Apple, which has said the new feature – described as 'the next big step in heart health' – will arrive next week.

据苹果公司称，可以发现慢性高血压的迹象，并警告用户可能患有高血压。苹果表示，这项被描述为“心脏健康的下一个大步骤”的新功能将于下周推出。

The announcement came as the FDA approved the hypertension detection system yesterday, according to a

据昨日美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）批准高血压检测系统的公告显示，

Bloomberg

彭博社

report, which said it would be available in 150 countries, including the US and Europe.

报告称，它将在包括美国和欧洲在内的150个国家推出。

At an event to showcase the new tech earlier this week,

在本周早些时候展示这项新技术的活动上，

Apple

苹果

said that the device uses data from the optical cardiac sensor to analyse how a user's blood vessels respond to the beats of the heart. An algorithm works passively in the background reviewing data over 30-day periods, and will notify users if it detects consistent signs of hypertension.

该设备使用光学心脏传感器的数据来分析用户的血管如何响应心跳。一种算法在后台被动工作，审查30天周期的数据，并在检测到持续的高血压迹象时通知用户。

The company said the feature was developed using machine learning and trained on studies involving more than 100,000 people, then validated in a 2,000-subject clinical trial. Based on that benchmarking, Apple reckons it will notify more than a million people that they could have undiagnosed hypertension within the first year of availability..

该公司表示，该功能是使用机器学习开发的，并通过涉及超过 10 万人的研究进行训练，然后在一项 2000 名受试者的临床试验中得到验证。基于这一基准测试，苹果预计在推出后的第一年内，将通知超过 100 万人他们可能患有未确诊的高血压。

The recommendation from the company is that users who get a notification carry out blood pressure testing using a regular monitor over seven days and discuss the results with their doctor at their next appointment.

公司的建议是，收到通知的用户在七天内使用普通监护仪进行血压测试，并在下次就诊时与医生讨论结果。

'Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of heart attack and stroke, yet millions remain undiagnosed,' commented Harlan Krumholz, a cardiologist and scientist at Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital. 'Making accurate detection easy and part of daily life can help people get care earlier and prevent avoidable harm.'.

“高血压是心脏病和中风的首要可预防原因，但仍有数百万人未被诊断出来，”耶鲁大学和耶鲁纽黑文医院的心脏病学家兼科学家哈兰·克鲁姆霍尔茨评论道。“让精准检测变得简单并融入日常生活，可以帮助人们更早获得治疗，避免不必要的伤害。”

Eventually, the feature will be rolled out to other Apple Watches, including the Series 9 and later models and the premium Apple Watch Ultra 2 and 3.

最终，该功能将推广到其他苹果手表，包括系列9及后续型号，以及高端的苹果手表Ultra 2和3。

Hypertension affects approximately 1.3 billion adults globally, but it frequently goes undiagnosed because it often has no symptoms and can be easily missed with a single blood pressure measurement at a visit to the doctor.

高血压影响着全球大约13亿成年人，但由于它通常没有症状，且在一次医生就诊时单次血压测量很容易遗漏，因此经常未被诊断出来。

AirPods Pro 3 now has heart rate sensing

AirPods Pro 3 现在具备心率感应功能

Meanwhile, Apple has also revealed the latest iteration of its earbuds – the AirPods Pro 3 – which will also come with new health features, including heart rate measurements designed to integrate with a user's workout. The heart rate sensor is delivered by a tiny photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor that shines infrared light at 256 times per second to measure light absorption in blood flow..

同时，苹果还推出了其最新款的耳塞——AirPods Pro 3，这款产品也将配备新的健康功能，包括为配合用户的锻炼而设计的心率测量功能。心率传感器由一个微型光电容积脉搏波（PPG）传感器提供，该传感器以每秒256次的频率发射红外光，以测量血流中的光吸收情况。

Working with other sensors in the ear pods – including accelerometers, gyroscope, and GPS – people can now track their performance through various types of workout, earn awards in the Fitness app, and get 'personalised, motivational insights during their session,' said Apple.

苹果公司表示，通过与耳舱中的其他传感器（包括加速度计、陀螺仪和GPS）协同工作，人们现在可以通过各种类型的锻炼来跟踪自己的表现，在健身应用中获得奖励，并在锻炼过程中获得“个性化的激励见解”。

Earlier this year, Apple started a

今年早些时候，苹果开始了一项

major new study

主要的新研究

looking at how devices like the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods can be used to monitor and improve health and deliver early warning of illness.

研究如何利用 iPhone、Apple Watch 和 AirPods 等设备来监测和改善健康状况，并提供疾病的早期预警。