Apple Watch or Kardia

[helpmabob]

Hi All

I am considering investing in one of these items. I thought the Apple Watch would be able to catch an episode of A/f when it randomly kicked of ( during the night for example ) but my understanding now is that it won’t. Thought it would be worth asking about other people’s experiences with these and how good they actually are. Thanks

[Nantoone]

Hi

I had an ablation seven weeks ago. I had an Apple Watch which kept telling me I was in af when I was actually getting ectopics. This was scary so I put it away as I am still in the blanking three month period post ablation. . I invested in a Kardia and it has given me so much more relief as it has shown when my watch says I am In af I am actually in sinus with premature ventricular beats. You can also pay a monthly fee for extras and to get reports checked by a Cardio doctor. I know you have to sit up with both models and test yourself but personally I have found the Kardia far more accurate. I hope this helps. 😀🙂

[helpmabob in reply to Nantoone]

That’s helpful thanks for your reply

[agnostic1]

Hi, I have both. Apple watch only alerts me way after afib has begun and then even never reliably- it's good for : measuring pulse in sinus (in afib it cannot keep up) and to take a quick ecg to confirm your in Afib or Sinus. ( I can also feel it by taking my pulse and other signs)

Kardia is a little less handy(pun intended) but gives great and definitive reports , I use that to confirm things and if I need an actual report-

[helpmabob in reply to agnostic1]

That’s great information thanks

[Mrsvemb]

I agree with others. The Apple Watch is not very accurate. It is ok for a quick pulse check. Sometimes when taking a pulse check I can clearly see it’s not NSR, but it reports NSR. Check with the Kardia and it will differ. Kardia is much more accurate and is the one I trust. Fortunately now I am much more stable and enjoying NSR

[helpmabob in reply to Mrsvemb]

Thanks for your comments Glad things have settled down for you long may it continue

[Ongreendolphinstreet]

Kardia is a great little gadget, but I try only to use it once a week at best. It’s particularly helpful to be able to have remote consultations with the EP

[helpmabob in reply to Ongreendolphinstreet]

Thanks

[helpmabob in reply to Ongreendolphinstreet]

Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind

[Vonnegut]

I was advised to get a Kardia by an EP. That way, after I’d acquired a smart phone and the Kardia I could send him a trace of my heart in AF and he sent a prescription for Flecainide to my surgery for me to take as a PiP. It always stopped episodes in a couple of hours and now that I take it regularly, I haven’t had an episode for over a year and a half and have reduced the daily dose without problems but we know that we are all different. A Kardia is fine if you can feel when your heart is misbehaving as I could, but don’t think everyone does.

[helpmabob in reply to Vonnegut]

That’s good information thanks

[kitenski]

I've had a Kardia and an Apple Watch, the Kardia you need to be carrying with you and won't automatically alert if you have a longish spell (3 episodes in close succession) when sleeping, which the apple watch will.

I sold the Kardia and kept the AW.

[helpmabob in reply to kitenski]

That’s interesting so does the Apple Watch pic up A/F if you have an episode through the night

[kitenski in reply to helpmabob]

yes, it can, its not 100% guaranteed and it might not get them all but it worked for me!

afib apple watch notifications

[helpmabob in reply to kitenski]

Impressive Thanks

[kitenski in reply to helpmabob]

if you know you have Afib you can turn on AF burden which doesn't alert you but gives you a weekly summary, it'll never drop below 2% but for me you can see when I think I got Covid/a virus and had a resulting spike. with this on you DON'T get the alerts.

afib burden from apple watch

[helpmabob in reply to kitenski]

thanks that’s helpful