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This is really cool. I have an ICM (Medtronic LINQ) for something I don't believe an iWatch could detect so this isn't an option for me, but I do know they are
by wdewind 9y ago
This is really cool. I have an ICM (Medtronic LINQ) for something I don't believe an iWatch could detect so this isn't an option for me, but I do know they are sometimes used for AF as well, and mine cost over $60,000 to implant (billed to insurance, though my part was still much more than an iWatch costs). I have to think doing the same with an iWatch massively increases the pool of people who are capable of affording continuous monitoring.
- TheOtherHobbes 9y agoI'm in exactly the target market here in the UK. I've had PAF in the past, I suspect it happens at night when I'm asleep, but multiple cardio traces have failed to catch it. Short of buying my own Holter trace machine ($500, and an inconvenient mess of wires) or having an implant (possible on the NHS, and being considered, but the waiting list is long) there's no way I can be sure if PAF is enough of a problem to justify the lifestyle changes that would be caused by going on anti-coags. Cheap continual monitoring would be a game changer.
- wdewind 9y agoYeah I've used a Holter a few times they are definitely a pain to sleep in! For certain arrhythmias you need a 6-12 lead EKG though (iWatch wouldn't work in those situations as far as I understand).