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Q: Will Apple Watch record AFIB?

Will Apple Watch monitor and record heart rate so that an incident of AFIB would be viewable after the fact by a physician?

Posted on Feb 14, 2016 12:03 PM

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While the monitor on the watch will display your heart rate, it does not record like an EKG instrument, as the watch is not a certified medical device. It will show your rate, and if you feel you are experiencing an incident, you can get it to record your rate again, otherwise, all it does is record a specific intervals on a regular basis. It is not set to be able to recognize a change in the rate and then record.

Posted on Feb 14, 2016 12:15 PM

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    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Feb 14, 2016 12:15 PM in response to Chris P
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    Feb 14, 2016 12:15 PM in response to Chris P

    While the monitor on the watch will display your heart rate, it does not record like an EKG instrument, as the watch is not a certified medical device. It will show your rate, and if you feel you are experiencing an incident, you can get it to record your rate again, otherwise, all it does is record a specific intervals on a regular basis. It is not set to be able to recognize a change in the rate and then record.

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    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Feb 14, 2016 12:20 PM in response to Chris P
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    Feb 14, 2016 12:20 PM in response to Chris P

    Understand, that you can go to the Health App and view the rates that have been recorded for the day. I believe the regular interval of the checks is around 10 minutes. See this support document for a little better explanation. Measure your heart rate with your Apple Watch - Apple Support  This gives you some info, but not extremely detailed for a heath care professional.