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Hi, thinking about Apple Watch to monitor for A-fib. Does it send notifications if go into A-fib, or do you always have to physically take the ECG?
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I learned recently that the Apple watches, certain late models, can give real-time monitoring and alerting The Samsung Galaxy watches cannot. You must initiate each measurement. I For Garmin, the Venu 2 model has AF detection, but I don't believe it is continuous; the user must manually call for a measurement via the health app. At least one most recent Fitbit does have AF detection and incident recording.
My Apple Watch picked up about half of my afib episodes. When it did pick them up I’d been in fib for about an hour. The watch also read my frequent PACs as afib a lot unless I used lead II. To get lead II put the back of the watch on your bare left leg and touch the crown with your right finger. My Kardia over read my PACS as afib a lot too. It is worth learning what your afib looks like on an ecg, especially if you are doing pill in the pocket.
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Apple Watch is a great way to monitor. My cardiologist is happy with me using it. I wear it 24/7.
The Apple Watch is the reason I got help. I had two A-fib events two weeks a part, in the middle of the night. First time it happened I thought nothing of the alert. The second time I called my primary care doctor. They got me right in. Had a ECG, I was having irregular heart rhythm. After some other tests I was diagnosed with paroxysmal A-fib. Just started Eliquis.