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Does anyone use a Kardia heart monitor or apple watch?
I have a family member with atrial fibrillation, and a pharmacist who also has it was showing off how the apple watch alerts him when his heart starts beating irregularly/arrhythmically. A Kardia is a much cheaper alternative that also includes a basic EKG somehow, but does anyone know how useful this is in practice?
“HRV for Biofeedback” is an app for iOS that is very accurate as far as I can tell and uses the camera + flash on your smartphone to graph your heartbeat in real time. Note that it costs $5 and you have to stop and do a 1-minute scan, it’s not always-on.
I had tachycardia (sudden-onset very fast heartbeat) not long ago. My smartwatch didn’t detect it (too brief, too far out of expected range) but the app showed it perfectly. The response on the graph also showed heartbeat returning to normal exactly at the moment I felt it do so. It was also able to show things like skipped beats. Strongly recommend.
I thought about getting a Kardia but in practice the app was as much as I needed. Is this just for personal checking, or does your friend need the alert?
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