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Atrial Fibrillation Detector
The device can screen for atrial fibrillation during blood
pressure measurement.
Some people may have atrial fibrillation occasionally
that lasts longer than a day. In this situation the device
allows frequent screening on multiple days for optimal
diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
Sometimes the device might falsely detect atrial
fibrillation which can have two causes:
1) The arm has moved during blood pressure
measurement. For this reason it is of essential
importance that the arm is kept still during the
measurement.
2) Some other arrhythmia (irregular heart beat) than
atrial fibrillation might be present.
For people with pacemakers or defibrillators it is not
recommended to use the device for detecting Atrial
Fibrillation.
Information for the doctor
This device is designed to detect atrial fibrillation and
false negative readings are very rare. Though it is
programmed to specifically detect atrial fibrillation,
frequent premature beats, marked sinus arrhythmia
or other rhythm abnormalities might cause false
positive readings. If atrial fibrillation is detected by the
device, we suggest to perform another measurement
in the doctor’s office. If the atrial fibrillation icon is
not displayed then the previous abnormal readings
may have been due to transient atrial fibrillation.
If the atrial fibrillation icon is displayed then EKG
performance is suggested for determining the exact
rhythm abnormality.
