ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 10, 2018 12:22AM |
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The most difficult part is making the required diet/life-style changes to get relief or possibly some degree of healing - as long as the cause isn't genetic?
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Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 10, 2018 08:31PM |
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Thanks for saying to this. Being new to the problem I'm really struggling with the self blame... The "If you just lost the weight, you wouldn't have this problem" thought (I've always had weight issues)....Quote
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The cause is probably genetic for all of us. Consider this: The vast majority of the population has all the same lifestyle issues we do and yet the vast majority of the population doesn't have afib. Also, the afib world is full of super health-conscious, fit people, and yet they have afib anyway.
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But even knowing that I really don't do anything "more wrong" than most, and that I probably make more healthy choices than most... I'm still feeling overcome with self guilt.
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Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 12, 2018 06:46PM |
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Most likely old new to many of you but interesting for newly or relatively newly afflicted like me.
Googled: Dr Najeeb and listened to ECG Interpretation 1-8 & Cardiac Arrhythmias - Aterial & Ventrical Fibrilation
It took a few hours but answered sooo many questions to make the time worthwhile. His train of thought is very easy to follow. But i realize that non technically/interested people might find it useless.
The most difficult part is making the required diet/life-style changes to get relief or possibly some degree of healing - as long as the cause isn't genetic?
Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 12, 2018 09:28PM |
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I'll have to read this... I just bought a small heart rate monitor and have been busily trying to figure out to interpret the traces...
Definitely not so easy...
It will tell me I have an arrhythmia, but I'm not convinced that is always Afib. When I'm off (most the time it seems), my rhythm seems be "irregularly irregular" (which I understand to be a hallmark of aFib) and sometimes I see vibrating oscillations that I think indicate afib, but many times I'm irregular but don't have oscillations, plus I often see the P wave which I thought was supposed to disappear when you are in aFib.
Can you be irregular but only see other signs of AFib in a couple of beats in a 30 second trace? I am certainly curious how to read these things, even though I'm sure it doesn't really matter cuz I'm kind of screwed either way!
Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 13, 2018 12:14PM |
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What device did you buy?
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I'd show you copies of traces... but I don't see a spot to upload pictures here./quote]
You post photos here by posting them to a photo hosting site, copying a link to the photo on that site, and then inserting that link into a post here using the "Insert image URL" button (in the middle of the row of buttons when you post, looks like a little picture of mountains). There are many photo hosting sites, but I like to use postimages.org.
As an example, below is a screen shot of me composing this post:
Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 13, 2018 03:26PM |
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Yeah I noticed that, was just being lazy... but since I have a minute while my cells spin...Quote
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You post photos here by posting them to a photo hosting site
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Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 13, 2018 07:57PM |
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Well, if the Kardia would give me essentially the same result I like my new monitor. Easy to use, simple software. You can label traces and easily search for them later.Quote
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The Kardia wouldn't tell you any more than that. I agree with wolfpack's interpretation. The 1st image is afib, the second is NSR with some PACs, and the third is NSR. A Kardia would probably just say "unclassified" on #2. The very clearly identifiable P waves in #2 should tell you it's not afib.
Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 14, 2018 02:45PM |
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Thanks.
That is kind of what I thought.
If that is correct, I'm a little disappointed in monitor because in the second scenario it just tells my I'm in arrhythmia, and I'd like to know is if I am in afib. Would the Kardio monitor differentiate between the two? Or is that why they have the subscription service to have your traces read?
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Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 15, 2018 12:18AM |
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That's why it is important to know how to place leads and interpret the signals sent. Wonder how these new gadgets can replace V1 to V5 plus the neutral leads? They can't. For one, an R progression can't be seen.....
Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 15, 2018 02:48PM |
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Yeah, the consumer devices only provide a rhythm strip, although you can sort of squeeze out lead II with the technique George described.
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Re: ECG interpretation, arrhythmias July 15, 2018 09:46PM |
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I've not gotten into the this far enough yet.
What does lead 2 tell you?
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