Smart watch to monitor heart

Posted by nene22 @nene22, Apr 3, 2019

I am thinking of getting an Apple watch that can tell when I am in Afib. Has anyone out there had experience with one?

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@realitytest

I'm greatly helped in following my AFIB by an up to date Apple Watch and an iPhone which (with the watch) can provide a read-out of sleep and round the clock heartbeat feedback through both a Cardiogram and Sleepwatch app.

Re triggers, I too have noted late eating (especially if more than I ought to) is a major trigger.
Recently I've also become aware that alcohol is a main trigger even in small quantities, and late exercising increases the likelihood of nighttime AFIB with tachycadia too.

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Me too on the late eating and alcohol (even really small amounts).

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@stephdoug123

Me too on the late eating and alcohol (even really small amounts).

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Really weird isn't it, about the eating and alcohol? The alcohol especially seems to have come on quite suddenly. No champagne for New Years, I guess, and I'd gotten a magnum bottle to share. Much too much for my son!

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@dogmom1

Yes, and I compared my ECG from the watch to the one in my cardiologist's office and they were remarkably close.

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It's also super handy to install special apps (I use Cardiogram and SleepWatch) to give you read outs of your heart function while you sleep and exercise.

They give you the read outs on an iPhone.

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Bought an apple watch and sure enough had a hit right from the get go. Notified cardiologist, ordered zio, overnighted placed 2 days ago. in the interim today i had 7 afib notifications on demand from the apple watch in the space of about 3 hours.
HA 12/19, stented. I am very aggressive in treatment of my bp and lipids. ldl-26, chol-83, bp 110/70 thru medication including repatha. I expect to attack afib in the same manner but seems ablation is the way to go? or not.
In the interim I go on vacation in a few days and am wondering with all these incidents should I be pressing for immediate medication?
Thank to all who have gone before me down this road, looking for direction.
Quacks (vitamins, herbs etc.) feel free NOT to respond thank you.

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