Well this is oxymoron- Apple now says its smartwatch tech to detect atrial fibrillation is not for those with atrial fibrillation

[CDreamer]

From the Washington Post washingtonpost.com/business...

[Finvola]

It sounds as if the developers didn’t do proper research into the obvious uses and drawbacks of such a tool and the different types of clients who may need to make use of it.

I did laugh at the assertion, though that an AF detector shouldn’t be used by people with AF !!!!!! and it reminded me of a joke from Dave Allen who said he saw a notice on a door saying ‘This door is neither an entrance nor an exit’.

Sums up our social and political present - bad is good, lies are truth and black is white. 🙂

[CDreamer in reply to Finvola]

😂😂😂😂

[Pacific in reply to CDreamer]

I didn't realize that you had already replied to this. The Kardia is effective, but not for bradycardia. If I'd known this beforehand I would not have purchased one.

[Desanthony in reply to Finvola]

Bwahahahaha!

[fibber-me]

Thank you for this article

[Desanthony]

Interesting and amusing!

[CDreamer in reply to Desanthony]

We need a little amusement.....😉

[Desanthony in reply to CDreamer]

We certainly do - especially when the weather is dreary anything to brighten up the day. I was hoping to give some trellis a second coat of stain today but too damp. I suppose I should be glad that I managed to put a coat on yesterday which dried! Looking forward to going away to see my grandsons next week but hate the thought of packing and travelling! Haven't seen them for so long.

[momist]

QUOTE “What’s going to be a bigger problem is these false positives and people with normal hearts who have intermittent fibrillation” and who do not require treatment, said Eric Topol, a cardiologist and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute. UNQUOTE

So all those of us with PAF are taking unnecessary medications?

I guess that the Apple watch could generate a lot of new trade to the profit of the American health system, but cost our NHS more than it need.

[SRMGrandma Volunteer]

I will stick to my Kardia Alive-Cor for an EKG at home. My Apple watch routinely tells me it is time to stand up for a while, when I've already been standing, or it tells me I should try a brisk walk when I've already walked 4 miles, so my faith in its ability to make the call on AFib is minimal

[CDreamer in reply to SRMGrandma]

I agree, I have been disappointed in the Apple3 because of inconsistencies as you describe, a way to go to perfect this technology.