What does a 2 Percent A-Fib report mean on my Apple Watch?

I activated the a fib on my Apple Watch and k got my first report and it just says 2 percent but I don’t know what this means … I have an irregular heart rate and my doctors won’t do any following up apart form an ecg yet my Apple Watch is giving me alerts for low heart rates, it can’t give me alerts for my regular heart rate as I wanted to see if I had a fib, can anyone help me with how to understand the afib app?



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Apple Watch SE, watchOS 11

Posted on Oct 8, 2024 7:25 AM

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Oct 8, 2024 7:41 AM in response to Bigmac91

No one here responding is an Apple employee. I’m not a Dr. or cardiologist. If you’re not happy with you primary care physician, use you insurance referral service to get another primary care physician and a cardiologist.


In my experience, most Drs. will use their own equipment to verify the results of your Apple Watch.


Apple Watch does a one wire EKG, a physician will typically use a 12 wire EKG. They trust their instrument more than yours.


If you saved the notification, it says 2% detection or less. That’s the low limit of what Apple Watch can measure.


Have you reviewed the Apple Support article on the EKG measurement?


Take an ECG with the ECG app on Apple Watch - Apple Support



Oct 8, 2024 7:33 AM in response to Bigmac91

This is all we can tell you (from Apple's support document on the AFib feature):


Your AFib History estimate appears as a percentage. A lower percentage means your heart was in AFib less often, while a higher percentage means more often. Your AFib History will never show as 0%. Instead, it will show as 2% or less.


If you are concerned that you have AFib or your low heart rate, only a doctor can evaluate your condition and provide advice.


Regards.

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