Does it detect abnormal heart rhythms? Like a fib?
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My guess is "no" because my understanding of blood pressure measuring devices is that they measure the pressure when the ventricle pumps and when the ventricle rests just after the beat. I, too, have Afib, and the device needed would be sold by Alivecor.....it is a case for certain smartphones that will detect Afib when it is turned on and held against your chest, just left of center. But, do you want to spend $200 for a 2-lead EKG device whose results really should only be interpreted by your cardiologist?
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Yes! It measures your heart rate doing various activities. There is a strap that you wear under your clothes that sends a signal to your watch.
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No, the device does work like that. Most device have a combination of vitals are expensive (i.e. heart rate, O2, etc.) This inexpensive item is per usage. Thanks,
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According to the documentation it will detect an irregular heartbeat and will give an indication; a pulsating heart. Great question. Best of luck.
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It will monitor resting heart rate.So long as the chest strap is properly positioned it will monitor your heart rate.
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i am not sure of an irregular heart beat-doubt it, but you get your oxygen level and heart rate...
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No. it would only detect your RATE (heartrate) but not the tracing or "ekg" so NOT helpful. for example an athlete working out might have a normal rhythm or heart with 150 bpm rate. but a vtach rate might be 150. NO NO NO
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It has a little heart that shows your pulse, if you watch it carefully, you could catch irregularites IF they were not hidden like extened q-r length or s-t segments. Basically it would show only the regularity of the beat, which you could get just as well if not better taking your own pulse and feeling for any skipped or fast beats. I would buy a stethoscope, which they have here on Amazon at very reasonable prices. I used to be an EMT and EKG Tech. I got both on this site and am very happy with the quality and professionalism they show.
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Yes For continuous heart rate monitoring. For spot check of your heart rate you just push the silver butting with your index finger and it gives you ECG accurate heart rate.
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Check it against your pulse rate - if your rate is that high u need medical assisstance
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Not really sure how accurate but did catch movement when on bike, placed on shoe string. However, now I use a fitbit. Got it for Christmas and like the heart beat reading .. Good luck to you !
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no it just have the heartbeat icon....it doesnt check for any irregular heartbeats
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Yes it does. Thats exactly what it was designed for. I recommend you go to your doctor and get a reading from his/her device, that way you'd be able to get an accurate reading from this machine.Strange enough that I also do have an irregular heartbeat many many years now (1997 or so) and the doctor ran some testing for over a 2 weeks period to see what was wrong. Finally he told me thats the way my heart beats. To this day I don't ever worry about it and it does not worry me, and I'm 55 yrs young and going strong ☺ ☻ ☼
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No. This device is pretty basic. It does not alarm for low oxygen saturations either. We just use it for checking my husband's oxygen levels, because he has significant lung disease, and we want to be able to correlate how he is feeling and looking with what his oxygen saturation actually is. It works well for that purpose. Devices that alarm for high pulse rates or low saturation levels start in the 350.00 plus range the last time I priced any.
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If you mean like the new bracelets in the market that record your sleeping patterns, no it won't. If you mean will it read your bpm while you sleep, yes, most likely while running an app.
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I really can't tell you. I am not sure myself. I use it for a rapid heartbeat. I do believe it is somewhat accurate. I plan on testing it out the next time I visit my doctor.
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Hi Jack, I have a Micro-life monitor and am quite pleased with it - easy to use etc, though a larger cuff for larger people would have been handy as I had to but one especially. Your AFIB? Not sure what that stands for, so can't make a comment. However, the monitor does detect irregular heartbeat, if that's any help to you - all these gadgets are clever, but they don't replace a Dr or specialist. Cheers, Warren. p.s. let me know how you got on?