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[Lumps]

I am currently on holliday and have found my Heart rate to jump from 60 to 140

[BobD Volunteer]

Ease back on the disco.

[Lumps in reply to BobD]

Thanks BobD

[mjames1]

How much of the time is your heart rate at 140 or is it all the time? Are you in atrial fibrillation?

Jim

[Lumps in reply to mjames1]

No it’s not all the time it just jumps from high to normal

[mjames1 in reply to Lumps]

When something like that happens always a good idea to take your heart rate at the wrist or neck to make sure it's not a glitch with the device. But if it truly jumps like that without exertion, something to discuss with your doctor and they may want to put you on a Holter for monitoring.

Jim

[Mugsy15]

May I ask how you know your heart rate is doing this?

[Lumps in reply to Mugsy15]

My Apple Watch

[Mugsy15 in reply to Lumps]

To echo what Jim said, I personally wouldn't take too much notice of an Apple watch when it comes to heart rate if you are experiencing AF or another sustained arrythmia at the time of the reading. As with many devices which are effectively 'one lead' (as opposed to the 12-lead monitors used at hospitals), when it can't get a true reading due to irregularity of pulse it simply displays random numbers.

[Fazerboy]

Mine used to do this, almost instantly going from say 70 to 140 and later instantly dropping back. I found that I had svt. Google if needed. I eventually had an ablation and it is ok now. Might be something to consider.

[Lumps in reply to Fazerboy]

What is svt?

[Fazerboy in reply to Lumps]

Supra Ventricular Tachycardia. Google svt heart or similar for more info. I found I could stop mine by lying on my back and relaxing. You may not have svt though.