My heart surgery was not able to resolve my AF, the surgeon ran out of time (11 hours i was 'under the knife').
Since discharge from hospital they are trying to get my medication right to resolve instances of dizziness and lightheadedness - as part of this process i have to record my BP using our Braun BP Monitor. It is not designed to handle AF so often get readings that are all over the show.
In doing research to get a BP Monitor that can cope with AF, i read that monitors take 3 readings and present the user with an average - if that's so, should i just stick with the monitor i have and take 3 readings and create my own average OR
Are their BP Monitors that can actually cope with the issues created by AF?
Thanks to anyone who can resolve this query for me - it is frustrating.
Even well known BP monitors take three goes to get a reasonable blood pressure reading. However, they are totally incapable of high AF readings. You need a Kardia or Emay or an Apple watch series 4 or one of the other watches that record an ECG for that.
I have the same setup as doodle68. Omron + Kardia (6 lead version). GP is on board with Kardia scans I send him. Like doodle, I don't attempt to analyse Kardia scans.
Hi Brand 😊I use an Omron BP monitor (as used by my GP) to monitor my BP and a Kardia to keep track of my misbehaving heart .Some BP monitors mine include can note an irregular heartbeat and at that time can often give give an erratic BP reading or no BP reading at all in the form of an 'error'.
So I don't use my BP monitor when in P-AF. If I am recording my BP I take 3 readings at the same time each day when not in AF and take an average of the 3.
I think it is 'horses course' and for accuracy it's better to have a BP monitor to record BPs and a Kardia to monitor to note heart irregularities and to request a diagnosis of the type of irregularity if need be.
Thank you for the info, illuminating. Ramipril i cant take, it causes me the cough.
Bisoporol ive stopped taking as they seem to prefer Veramipril and Digoxin.
I'm in no hurry to go under again any time soon, nor am i in a fit enough state too go under - i can feel my sternum still creaking if i do too much laying o none side or overdo the lifting of a 1/3 filled kettle.
I have a Boots BP which shows AF which I use daily to monitor not only AF but BP too to view trends. The monitor is excellentI am 11 weeks in after my second ablation, so far so good.
We use a microlife WatchBP Home monitor. Its NICE approved. You get a choice between single and multiple readings and it all has some intelligence to say whether it thinks your in AF. Readings are stored and you can download them if you need to share with your doctor.
However it's not cheap, and if you have fat arms you have to buy the longer cuff at additional expense.
Hiya. My GP told me to always ask that an old fashioned pump up blood pressure machine be used rather than electric. She said you get a truer reading. Xx
Sadly, i have never managed to grasp the old fashioned way of checking BP and heart rate. But when ever i attended the GP or the Cardio Clinic, they often used the old fashioned method just to make sense of what hte machine was saying
Hi. I’ve been in continuous AFib for about 3 years after having 2 procedures that worked only temporarily . I use an Omron BP monitor which tells me I am in AFib, but seems to be mostly accurate in recording my BP. Initially I was dismayed to be in continuous AFib, but I don’t have symptoms and it doesn’t really affect my day to day life. I am in favour of minimal interference so long as the situation doesn’t deteriorate. I take my meds and get on with life. I’m grateful to feel well and content at 71.
I only found out i suffer from AF in July 2020 when i was admitted to hospital for OHS.
The surgeon advised he wwould correct the issue during surgery if he had time, but after 11 hours of surgery ran out of time.
As said in another post, my surgery was a success but i suffered complications afterwards and have only been out of hospital for 2 months, still rather shell shocked by it all.
As such, i am now only start to enquire what AF is, how it affects me and what i can do to manage it.
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