Iwatch 6

[Jes59]

For those of you thinking of using an Iwatch here is my New Year’s Day flutter! Had Iwatch 6 for Xmas, been using Kardia before.

Think it’s clear enough to show the doc!

Happy New year everyone🤓👍

[Buffafly]

What is that?

[Finvola]

That looks like NSR with atrial ectopics.

[Jes59 in reply to Finvola]

Yes I think it’s just ectopics, do suffer from AF but not for some time. Wanted to show what sort of printout you can get for people just starting out in their AF voyage. My first 24hr holter showed up nothing, took some time before it was caught ‘on camera’ so think Kardia or Iwatch can be of help.

[Finvola in reply to Jes59]

Same with me Jes - my Kardia caught things which had managed to hide from doctors' ECG'S and a 24 hour Holter.

I agree how useful either one is and you have a nice clear trace there.

[kalgs]

Hi, how do you print from the watch . Is it the Apple Watch

[Jes59 in reply to kalgs]

It’s the Iwatch 6. The reading can been seen on your iPhone (at least that is how I did it) from there I sent it to myself in an email so I can print it out if needed.

[Palpman]

No flutter there. HB is a normal 75 bpm with occasional ectopic beat.

[Jes59 in reply to Palpman]

I say flutter as some form of abnormality in the NSR. My normal HB is 50-60, not that 75 is in any way abnormal. I would also say in this instance that the ectopics are rather more than occasional but everyone has their own opinion.

[Palpman in reply to Jes59]

There is no saw tooth pattern to the P waves that is typical of flutter. Flutter also does not have a normal ventricular rate of 75 bpm.

[Jes59 in reply to Palpman]

I think you misunderstand me. Flutter is a term often used as a description of what it feels like to have ectopics, and one which many patients use to describe their symptoms to a doctor, or at least that is my experience.

[Palpman in reply to Jes59]

Flutter is like an organized fast heart rate. Atrials beat between 140 to 340 bpm in an organized manner. The ventricles beat 2 to 4 times faster than normal due to a re entry cycle. Ectopics are sometimes also seen.

Some people incorrectly describe ectopics and short palpitations as "flutter". It may feel like a butterfly in the heart but medically it is not called "flutter:.

[Jes59 in reply to Palpman]

Again I can only reiterate that here (UK) the term flutter is used by non medical people to describe the feeling of some abnormal heart beats. A majority of people reading here are non medical and can probably associate with the word flutter and the condition I was trying to convey. I bow to your obvious medical knowledge, alas during my 40 years as a nurse, cardiology was not one of my specialities.

[Palpman in reply to Jes59]

I edited my response above after your reply.