Heart Rhythm Conditions – Welcome to the group

@gloaming this is exactly the kind of thing I need to know, thanks. Full disclosure, I considered Apple Watch until I read of a man setting up his watch and going into cardiac arrest. His RN wife told a compelling story and it scared me.

@mjohns Least costly is going to be Kardia L6 and you can skip the paid subscription if you wish, but the paid subscription, even for a month, will give you more data. Most costly would be a decent smart watch or smart ring. I wear a Galaxy 4 at the moment that was updated to read blood pressure, ECG and AF detection, and of course O2 saturation during sleep. They're not cheap, but they probably won't make your banker groan either. They all do a good job detecting irregular patterns in your rhythm, but not always spotting actual AF. Sometimes they're unable to say definitively yes or no, so they say something like 'indeterminate, please see your family doctor.'

My Galaxy watches, a 4 and newer 6, both do a pretty good job, though, and my electrophysiologist accepted my 4's graphic representation of my ECG when I was in AF at face value. Didn't want to see me, didn't need a proper ECG. He took one look and said that I was obviously back in AF and that he'd schedule another ablation....which worked.

My name is Marcia. I am 71 years old, was diagnosed with AFib 7 years ago. It has been managed with Sotalol and aspirin. Last week my cardiologist received an alert re my AFib as he was going into surgery. His NP called in Eliquis 5mg twice daily. I am exhausted a couple of hours after taking for about 6 hours and pray this is temporary. I see the doctor next week. I have never had a high heart rate or BP with AFib although sometimes have felt terrible. Is there a way to accurately know at home if I am in AFib?

My name is Marcia. I am 71 years old, was diagnosed with AFib 7 years ago. It has been managed with Sotalol and aspirin. Last week my cardiologist received an alert re my AFib as he was going into surgery. His NP called in Eliquis 5mg twice daily. I am exhausted a couple of hours after taking for about 6 hours and pray this is temporary. I see the doctor next week. I have never had a high heart rate or BP with AFib although sometimes have felt terrible. Is there a way to accurately know at home if I am in AFib?

@richard54 Just my inexpert opinion, but I would expect your 'handlers' to want to correct the anemia ASAP, which might also improve your cardiac function........................no? If the anemia can be fixed, your kidneys 'should' improve some, maybe a lot, but your blood will oxygenate the organs better, and also your heart. You may never have AF again, and that could mean you can discontinue the Eliquis, which would be awesome. So, if I were better educated than I am, and a betting man, I'd put money on them wanting to tackle your anemia aggressively. That's not to say a cardiologist wouldn't want to monitor you or refer you to an electrophysiologist at the same time, but you'll soon find out. Good luck. AF is no fun if you are symptomatic, as I was/am, but it won't kill you. Anemia is a more serious problem in my view...for now.

@doclarrea Welcome. How are you managing? Do you have confidence in your 'team'? Do you have a plan that you agree with and are following?

Hello my name is Roger and my condition is PSVT(paroxismal supra ventricular tachycardia)