Re: Thanks D and anyone have an event monotor of their own?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for the pros and cons of the higher end Sports watches

and issues using the computer software

( as it is designed primarily for NSR readings).

Im now wondering how much it would cost for an

actual event monitor or holter monitor now, for their accuracy,

but then of course they also have to be hooked

up to a PC to get a print out, but at least I would know

that what I am reading is accurate.

Has anyone got their own and the software to run

the print outs on their computer?

Im wondering about the cost of that software!

I was fascinated at being able to hear the rythymn

and beating sounds on the event monitor I had for

three weeks, and was very reluctant to give it back to the hospital!

In a non obsessive way I am very curious about

studying the heart rythyms, as it is good to 'see'

what you heart is doing instead of wondering

from time to time when it feels 'odd'.

Together with the link to the Pubmed website given in another mail

suggesting a series of PAC's prior to AFib beginning

(If I understood that correctly, I skimmed it to read

thoroughly later and wanted to re-add that link but

since AOL 9 has started sorting my favourites into

alphabetical listing I just cant put my eyeballs on it!)

For anyone who might have missed Jame's link to his

printout of his events from his polar-s sports watch ,

here is his link again. I could study these for days!

I think I have a new interest I will be persuing!

I would actually like to be able to correctly interpret

them, though I can see the obvious changes.

Thanks for sharing the events and the info

' events link

>If you want to browse a few more of my events point your browser at this

directory

>http://james.dialsolutions.com/public/

Haze ( 47 yrs, UK, paroxsymal Afib, Cardicor and Plavix )

In a message dated 19/04/2004 10:47:39 GMT Standard Time,

james@... writes:

_http://www.heartratemonitor.co.uk/cardiosport.html_

I can recommend the uk site - it's where I bought my watch from

and they gave me great service. Unfortunately it's only the top end

watches which record R-R intervals (the time between ventricular beats)

many of the watches - even those that link to a computer often only

record averages over certain periods- whilst these may still be useful

they wont record the beat to beat fluctuations seen in AF. (I'm sure

it's just a money making scam from the watch producers - the only

overhead will be the amount for memory in the watch, the lower end

models will still have to pick out R-R intervals to calculate averages)

The R-R interval provides enough data for my cardiologist to be

interested in the print outs.

If you want to browse a few more of my events point your browser at this

directory

http://james.dialsolutions.com/public/

I should throw in a word of warning that the watch is nowhere near as

good as an ECG. The data sometimes has a fair amount of noise in it and

interpreting some data is oten tricky. The PC software has some error

correction functions but it's designed for NSR so it's best to not use

it. I use ECG gel on my watch strap which greatly reduces the noise on

the output but doesn't eliminate it.

I wouldn't want you to spend some money and worry that your heart was

dropping a lot of beats only to discover later that it's the chest strap

that's not recording every beat

[Guest guest]

> Hi ,

> Thanks for the pros and cons of the higher end Sports watches

> and issues using the computer software

> ( as it is designed primarily for NSR readings).

> Im now wondering how much it would cost for an

> actual event monitor or holter monitor now, for their accuracy,

> but then of course they also have to be hooked

> up to a PC to get a print out, but at least I would know

> that what I am reading is accurate.

I'm glad the info was useful, the cost for ECG/holter is

quite a bit more than a watch....

http://www.numed.co.uk/prices.html

and you rapidly get into deep water, interpreting ECG printouts is a

highly skilled operation

--

D

[Guest guest]

Great link , thanks .. I was surprised that the prices were not a lot

higher on that site. Yes interpreting ECG readouts is something I would like

to learn to do...I had applied to train as a Cardiology technition just a

month before my first A-Fib episode, and I think I would like to seriously

persue

it even more now, though I am not sure if they would consider my Afib a

drawback to taking on the training now.

Will have to give them a call and see.

Haze

In a message dated 20/04/2004 16:14:30 GMT Standard Time,

james@... writes:

I'm glad the info was useful, the cost for ECG/holter is

quite a bit more than a watch....

http://www.numed.co.uk/prices.html

and you rapidly get into deep water, interpreting ECG printouts is a

highly skilled operation

[Guest guest]

> Hi ,

> Thanks for the pros and cons of the higher end Sports watches

> and issues using the computer software

> ( as it is designed primarily for NSR readings).

> Im now wondering how much it would cost for an

> actual event monitor or holter monitor now, for their accuracy,

> but then of course they also have to be hooked

> up to a PC to get a print out, but at least I would know

> that what I am reading is accurate.

Even cardiologists peer at ekgs and muse about exactly what is

happening, so I think you would only find this marginally helpful,

and perhaps unnecessarily unsettling. (I can't believe I am parroting

words people have been saying to me :-) this is like when you hear

your mother's or father's words coming out of your own mouth ;-)

That said, you can find used stuff on, where else, ebay.