Hey Reddit!,
I’ve always had these “weird” feeling heartbeats that would often take my breathe away. I’ve been to doctors and cardiologists and they never happen (of course) when they do tests like EKGs and doctors always say I’m perfectly fine (even did a echocardiogram).
I finally was feeling them and I think I was able to capture it on my Apple Watch.
Is this what a PVC looks like? Again feel they uncomfortable and makes me short of breath when it happens.
I will definitely be showing it to my doctor as well.
an EKG only captures what it sees when you’re doing it. an echocardiogram basically checks the function/structure of your heart. doesn’t help with looking out for heart rhythm issues. you need a holter monitor for at least 48-72h (24h might be a bit too short).
the Apple Watch is not entirely unhelpful because you get to do a quick EKG almost immediately when you experience the symptom however as it is basically relying on your one finger and wrist, still take it with a pinch of salt but showing it to a doctor will be good too.
(had a relative who had similar issues, accompanied her for visits to the cardiologist who was very detailed in his explanation)
I had one in thee past and unluckily I didn’t have a PVC during the time period my doc gave it to me. Thank you for the advice though!