Af heart rate

[babs1234]

exercise this morning sent my pulse up to 153 Now even resting fluctuating between 70 110. Seems to have kicked AF off

[secondtry]

I had to moderate exercise to avoid AF. I also found listening to a slow heart beat on YouTube helped bring my HR down during an episode.

[babs1234 in reply to secondtry]

That’s good to know. Thanks.

[kitenski]

Are you on any meds?

[babs1234 in reply to kitenski]

Apixaban and low dose beta blocker. I’m wondering could I take a beta blocker when in an episode

[Chinkoflight]

Hi Babs1234, you don't say how you are recording your HR, is it a device reading? I have used two smartwatchs and both have given inaccurate top end readings in energetic anaerobic exercise. So my current watch has occasionally while on a hard run reached 184. I have also had readings where it has jumped up early in warm up phase. Normally it will be 110 but occasionally goes to a consistent 134 ish and these are the occasions when I get the high peaks too.BUT, I also have a LINQ ECG implant which records 24/7/365 remotely monitored. Talking to the hospital recently I asked whether they had seen these peaks. Their response was my tachycardia peak rate for an alert to them was 158 and this has never been reached! I also did not have Afib when in exercise.

So my smartwatch is a good general indicator but not accurate. It is totally reliable in normal daily routine though ie average HR and resting HR are pretty accurate.

Smartwatch are improving though.

[babs1234 in reply to Chinkoflight]

Thanks for your reply. It’s is a smart watch which gives me a warning when I’ve been in AFib. Though it doesn’t at the time it’s happens, I know I’m having an episode. Feeling light headed and jittery. Usually after over exertion