wrist watch heart monitor

[Garfywoof]

What’s the best one to buy ?. I have an Apple Watch 9. Are they accurate?.

[Welshwomanarrythmia]

My Apple watch alarmed to my “low heart rate” which in fact was bigeminy. It does work. The rhythm strip does demonstrate the ECG changes, but don’t advise the rhythm. Therefore, unless you are clinically trained, may offer little in the way of diagnostics.

Hope this helps.

[Parkhome in reply to Welshwomanarrythmia]

hi, I'm still waiting for eco / 2424hr Holter monitor, I've a low heart rate of 34 & have been told its possibly ectopic heart beat & bigemiy, all so confusing will not know anything positive untill results from eco.

can I ask have you been diagnosed with this condition & what action was taken to help your condition.

[Welshwomanarrythmia in reply to Parkhome]

Hi, I went to my GP and showed him my rhythm strips, he preferred ECG & bloods for the following week.

Next day, I felt symptomatic of bigeminy, was dizzy and felt I was passing out. I took myself to A&E, who confirmed bigeminy. Atrial and ventricular ectopics with LBBB on ECG.i suffer with chronic gastritis , so an infarct could have happened at any time. Bloods were normal. I was admitted to CCU after chest X-ray, started on metoprolol. Echocardiogram on unit, which was hard because the ectopics were so regular, diagnostics were interrupted.

Discussion re cardiac MRI and Angiogram were had. Because I stabilised on bisoprolol a few days later, I was discharged on that dose. The other investigations will be done as outpatient.

I have had runs of bigeminy which triggered my alarm and I recorded ECG to confirm. I will show Cardiologist these. I am still off work and gone alcohol/ caffeine free to avoid triggering ectopics.

[Parkhome in reply to Welshwomanarrythmia]

thank you for that, the cardiologist put. Me on 1.25 bisoprolol statin, 7575mg asprin, went to gp & they said not to take the bisoprolol as it redi Ed heart rate even more. They emailed cardiology department & they agreed. Dont know anything untill received results from tests.

[TedSpaniel]

I was feeling extra beats and used my Apple Watch to print off ECG’s. When I took them to my GP he said they were very good at helping diagnose. The consultant also said they were great at helping. The main problem is that it seems most of my issues happen when a medical professional isn’t there, so at least the watch can help. I can clearly feel it when my heart plays up, but was told that most people don’t. So again it’s good that way too. Not forgetting you can set parameters so it will alert you.