geneticeffects t1_itef1zh wrote
I have thought about getting an Apple watch, so that I can administer my own ECG and determine if I have heart issues.
DevAnalyzeOperate t1_itekycs wrote
The Apple Watch can hint you to the existence of certain heart issues, it can't tell you that you DON'T have heart issues, it doesn't act as any sort of comprehensive screening.
I know you may know this but I think it's worth saying.
Cha-Car t1_itel6af wrote
Apple Watch has capabilities similar to a single-lead ECG. It’s better than nothing but it certainly isn’t the best.
Slammedtgs t1_itemh21 wrote
My wife was having really high heart rate due to an over active thyroid. Watch 3 detected the change in heart rate and I used my 7 to do an EKG which showing the Afib condition. Enough of a benefit to upgrade her 3 based on that alone.
The_Running_Free t1_itfbgu2 wrote
Pretty sure that’s the only thing it can screen for.
ukezi t1_itfye36 wrote
Exactly, it can detect the pulse, so it can detect arrhythmia and every thing that can detect the pulse should be able to do that. For more interesting results, like actual ECG readings they just don't have the sensors.
efvie t1_itgej7q wrote
It’s definitely better than the ECG that you don’t have.
LucidLethargy t1_itfs2lv wrote
This. Don't trust Apple.
LikeAThermometer t1_itefpbn wrote
I think there's a device called Kardia or something on Amazon that does a heart scan of some sort. If you're into that sort of thing might be worth the Amazon search.
smthngwyrd t1_itejzlq wrote
It has a fee anytime you want to send it to a cardiologist for a reading
RoboKD t1_iteo2z3 wrote
It does, but if it comes back as something irregular, you really should get it checked. Although I think all mine were not really accurate, but I have an odd issue.
smthngwyrd t1_itesnn9 wrote
A family member is doing an Apple Watch study through Yale or Cornell I think. He had to pay like $50 for the watch and taxes. They look at his heart date for several years.
adfthgchjg t1_itfe6bo wrote
Yes, but there’s no need to ever do that. Atrial fibrillation traces are the easiest EKG abnormality to read for the layman, and Kardia will automatically flag afib traces.
857477457 t1_itelcxv wrote
If you think you have heart issues go to a doctor.
geneticeffects t1_itev1xk wrote
Great advice; Need money for that.
And therein lies the rub…
LucidLethargy t1_itfs7kh wrote
Good thing Apple exists! They aren't greety shitholes at all! Go to the doctor.
febreeze1 t1_itgxdz2 wrote
Anti work is seeping out huh
kjartanbj t1_itio7dc wrote
That depends on where you are from. if you are from a first world country(not including the USA) and many third world countries you don't have to pay anything
geneticeffects t1_itjb34d wrote
Hawaii here
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rollingthestoned t1_itf150p wrote
It caught my first episode of atrial fibrillation. Scary but treatable. And I was able to detect the 2nd one before it caught it but the ECG app picked it up after I noticed the symptoms. Just be careful not to obsess on it. It’s easy to add to health anxiety with all the info at our fingertips.
kjartanbj t1_itinzlr wrote
Didn't have the watch when I got my first in 2018, but it caught my second one that I got in August
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dlittlebear t1_itevrzc wrote
I get palpations from time to time and used the data to show a new dr and he gave me something that might help and told me if it’s palpating once every other beat I should take.
I only got the watch due to palpations.
waiting4singularity t1_itff3wm wrote
im having my eyes on the asus vivowatch 5 for ecg and oxygen monitoring, but im guessing the moment i buy it, the 2 year old rumored LTE version is anounced
LucidLethargy t1_itfs16a wrote
Lots of devices calculate this, including Samsung watches. Check out all the options.
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