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Peza said:

This story is not accurate. I have SVT, well it’s what they think it is but no ECG has detected it yet. It is not a life threatening condition as stated by my cardiologist, that’s nothing but a click bait title I’m afraid. It’s also not necessarily a heart disease either as it can be caused by rogue tissue from when you were born even.
Also the ECG monitor on the Apple Watch doesn’t always detect it, I have a series 4 and it won’t detect it, it just gives a reading like if your exercising. 
And in my case, I know when my heart rate goes from 70 to 170 in a matter of seconds when I’m sitting down! You don’t need any Apple Watch to tell you your heart rate is spiking for no reason, yes it’s not the same for everyone, but most people I believe do feel it.
It’s best to use the heart rate monitor in the Apple Watch and pinch your nose and close your mouth and try to blow out hard, this can help control it during an attack. Or even stop it.

Ironically it’s a condition that can be brought on by exercise as much as anything else.
I went to A&E twice by ambulance with my first two attacks purely because it had not been diagnosed by anyone. Once my cardiologist who I saw after the second attack diagnosed the condition though, I just send him an email with any readings I’ve taken to let him know if I have an attack, I am on beta blockers for my condition now as I had several attacks in 6 months, but some people don’t need to take any action, but if it gets worst or doesn’t stop Nader medication you will need this procedure to stop the rogue electric signals.

The condition is also different for most, some can have an attack that last seconds, some can have an attack that lasts for days... mine have lasted for several hours before the heart settles back down, that’s why I ended up in A&E, mine would spike to 170 ish, maybe a bit higher, then settle back to 140 quickly and then take several hours to drop below 100, they don’t like your heart rate to be over 100 for an extended period when your simply lying on a bed..

I can also ascertain that the Apple Watch heart rate monitor as as accurate as the monitors paramedics and hospitals use, mine was giving the exact same reading as the other equipment used the whole time! Good job Apple!!..