afib?

[Nervous_pollution21]

Does this look like afib or artificial/ noise ?

[John3333333]

Watch out. Some on this forum might get upset about seeing a heart trace.Anyway, it looks like a whole load of interference alongside normal sinus rhythm.

[Nervous_pollution21 in reply to John3333333]

Oh I’m sorry I just found this website last night and I’ll keep that into consideration. thank you I appreciate it!

[Ppiman in reply to Nervous_pollution21]

I'm not sure I would be worrying posting ECG traces as many do so. I see the reply to yours has been edited by other than the poster, by "moderation team". That's a first for me to see that.

Your ECG trace shows too much interference. What did you use to produce it? The space between the big peaks is equal, however, suggesting regular rhythm (i.e. not AF), and there seems to be a P wave coming from the atrium before some peaks, suggesting NSR. So, it looks okay!

I've been using a Wellue AI monitor for a while which can also use adhesive ECG electrodes that produce no interference or "noise".

Steve

[BobD Volunteer]

Interference .

[jeanjeannie50]

Welcome to the forum. You'll find that we're a helpful and supportive group.

Some of our members will be along soon who have experience with reading these heart traces and will give their thoughts on it.

Jean

[Desanthony]

I am unable to see what device you are using but I find if I use my kardia close to the computer and the computer is on I get interference - this increases if I have my speakers switched on as well - they even interfere with my mobile phone! That looks very much like interference.

[Nervous_pollution21 in reply to Desanthony]

Yes! This was also taken on Kardia while watching tv

Question, have you ever received a wrong reading by interference, usually it’ll stop reading half way or be considered “unclassified” just wondering why this interference came out as afib lol lil anxiety inducing

Thanks !

[Desanthony in reply to Nervous_pollution21]

Yes just the other week mine stopped recording a matter of seconds into the recording as there was interference - it might have been that we had TV on this time because computer was not on. It is intriguing that this came out as AF? Take another reading away from other tech just whatever you usually use to record the kardia with. Hopefully you will no longer record AF and no more interference.

[Nervous_pollution21]

realized I said artificial I meant artifacts *

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[Omniscient1]

It's not afib but *disclaimer* I'm not a Dr. Afib looks broadly like a normal heartbeat with that funky b-dum up and down twitch, but the duration between the beats changes usually, and when you look in detail part of that pattern is missing, indicating part of your heart is not quite doing what it should. There's probably examples on the internet but there are different types which may show broadly what it is but not reflect what you might have.

Second thing is, it's not your TV - unless your TV is about 30 years old or you operated the kardia a foot away from it. It may be a faulty device or the contact between you and it was not good.

Try the kardia on someone who you believe is 'healthy' as a check. It may just be faulty.

Best wishes, Gary

[Nervous_pollution21 in reply to Omniscient1]

Yea! Thank you, I did have my AirPod in and connected when I did that reading. After I took my AirPod out it read normal sinus rhythm so ima just assume that’s the cause of it haha

[Omniscient1 in reply to Nervous_pollution21]

Good, and good you're in NSR

[Vonnegut]

Usually, the Kardia comes up with what it has recorded so guess you are using something else which doesn’t and so is not very useful!

[Nervous_pollution21 in reply to Vonnegut]

I use Kardia it came up as afib but I’m not sure if it was truly afib due to not being able to read it due to all the noise

[Vonnegut in reply to Nervous_pollution21]

So what did it read after you’d got rid of the “interference”?

[Nervous_pollution21 in reply to Vonnegut]

NSR. I’ve now came to terms that it was an error on Kardia but when I first saw it I just wanted a second opinion

[Vonnegut in reply to Nervous_pollution21]

Nothing is perfect! The Kardia once came up with an “unclassified” for me which turned out to be AF which it is supposed to be able to identify! I thus asked for a refund of the payment for the interpretation of the “unclassified” reading and got it! No one and nothing is perfect!

[Nervous_pollution21 in reply to Vonnegut]

Definitely! Very appreciative for this supportive group that calmed some health anxiety haha. Hope all is well!

[Vonnegut in reply to Nervous_pollution21]

Heart is ok but my fatigue continues. I actually managed to see a nice new young woman doc at our surgery yesterday, but she’s pregnant so will be off in a few months!

[gorpo59]

Kardia uses your phone microphone to work. Kardia 6L uses bluetooth. You'll find the standard Kardia is very sensitive to noise - almost impossible in busy places. The 6L is a wholly different product, even if used as a single lead (which I do most of the time). Much easier to get good readings first time every time with the 6L (it's more solid too).