Fitness bands etc
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With these things becoming more and more popular, surly there's one out there that's great at monitoring the heart rhythm and Bpm ? Is there not one that's aimed at people with heart issues ? I'm sure it would be of great benefit to sufferers of AF (for peace of mind atleast) and the data generated would be great to pass on to medical professionals if anyone took a turn for the worse or swapped meds ? Used alongside a food diary could prove very useful to spot any triggers ?
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nigel0151 steve35uk
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It connects to an iPhone or IPad and has been medically approved!
trish23797 nigel0151
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Chi, just checked. Korda out sounds good but it only works with Apple ,I have Samsung, would anyone know if there's an app for my phone ?
don35aus steve35uk
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I have an Apple Watch and use cardiogr.am
P.s. how you doing since your ablation?
andrew22534 don35aus
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steve35uk don35aus
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I'm doing really well thanks don, I've been signed off by my eep and I'm on no meds at all so I'm hoping for many years free of af 🙏 Or atleast five years so I can get health insurance without declaring my af history 😂
glyngreen9948 steve35uk
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sandiishealthy steve35uk
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Hi Steve yes I have a fitbit type and I LOVE it. I use it every day to monitor any changes. Get one it's worth it for sure.
Gyorgy1950 steve35uk
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Fitness bands detecting oulse rate. ECG detects the heart rate. The two rate is equal if you are healthy. If you have arrhytmias the is not equal. The data of fitness band in this case might be missleading. That is why a lawsuit filed against the fitbit (http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/20/health/fitbit-accuracy-questioned/) .
Moreover the ECG criteria of aFIb are:
- arrhithmia
- lack of P wave
- presence of f waves (trembling of baseline)
- tachicardia.
That is why ECG is needed for diagnosing and monitoring aFib.
Here is the demonstration of the pulse deficit. As you kan see, the ECG displays much more R wawes, than the presure curve registered peripheral pulse wawes:
sandiishealthy Gyorgy1950
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laura20601 steve35uk
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Hi Steve if you just want to monitor pulse there is a free app called cardiio I downloaded it earlier this week for my iPhone I get fast heart rate with my AF so wanted something to hand to monitor it 😄
don35aus steve35uk
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Fitbit, Apple Watch, and probably some other bands will do just fine at telling you if your heart is beating 75bpm or 175bpm. That's all you really need. You can get that Alivecor thing but that is not something you wear all day, you just use it if you suspect something's wrong.
andrew28896 steve35uk
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Hi Steve
You can buy a simple but accurate finger pulse oximeter similar to the ones they put on you're finger at the doctors or hospital for £20 - £30 in Argos or online at amazon or eBay.
They measure you're pulse and blood oxygen saturation.
I ended up buying the one at Argos, £30 and pops in a shirt chest pocket easy.
Hope this helps :-)
steve35uk
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Thanks for all your input guys - I've certainly got plenty to look into now 👍