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Medical devices to monitor heart rhythm (i.e., Alivecor, KardiaMobile)

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Apr 30 1:11pm | Replies (84)
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@elliott

Afib alerts, on my Apple Watch, do not sync with my KardiaMobile. The Kardia device almost ALWAYS indicates that I am in Afib while the Apple Watch does so only sporadically. This tends to diminish my reliance on these devices. That being said it was my watch that picked it up initially and sent me to a cardiologist where Afib was confirmed. I take a calcium channel blocker and Eliquis and am asymptomatic. I’m wondering why the disparity between the devices.

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baluto | @baluto | Dec 29, 2023

I have had a fib for many years now. Have had two cardiac ablations and I am now a fib free. That said , I have always been very symptomatic with it. I can tell that I am in it. My Kardia device, recommended by Cardiologist, has always been accurate. My Apple watch not so much. It frequently missed the afib when I knew I was In it and double checked with the Kardia device. Personally I do not trust the watch as it still tells me I am in afib a certain %of the time. Even now after my latest ablation when I know I am not in it.
Hope that helps. Bottom line, they are helpful but not as accurate as a full lead EKG.

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