ECG Readings Very Flakey

[WehuttyWanker]

I can, after multiple attempts, get a "normal sinus rhythm" reading when running an ECG with my Sense but I get several "atrial fibrillation" or "inconclusive" readings. are you seeing this? I'm seated and trying to be super still during the test.

[FloppyDrive]

Is your arm against a table? Is your heart rate below 100?

[N8teGee]

Are you certain you haven't got Atrial Fibrillation? I've had a couple of inconclusives, but this was when I was having some palpitations. Otherwise I've always been getting normal sinus rhythm. 

[WehuttyWanker]

Seated at a table, feet flat on the floor, pulse runs 60-80. Sense on dominate hand. I usually walk 3-5 miles per day, 73 years old, good health.



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[Julia_G]

Hi, @WehuttyWanker , it might be worth mentioning this to your doctor the next time you see them.  It is possible to have some aFib issues without being aware - this is what the Sense is designed to detect.  It may, of course, just be “flakey readings“ as you say.  However, I would continue to check, and not necessarily dismiss them. 

For myself, I have only had reported “normal sinus rhythm”.

[Klmry]

If the Sense is reading the ECG as atrial fibrillation it means it’s detecting an irregular pulse. Which may or may not be AF. It will be reading the regularity (or lack of) of the ECG spikes but it can’t read the baseline which is what a doctor would look at to confirm the rhythm. As a male over 60 it does put you at a higher risk of AF, some people are completely asymptomatic and it can come and go. Sometimes it can appear in healthy people due to electrical short circuits rather than because of heart disease or enlargement. Probably a good idea to show the readings to a doctor or cardiac nurse just to be on the safe side as unmedicated AF can cause strokes