Your Doctor Prescribed a Heart Monitor: What’s Next?
At Zywie, we understand that hearing the words ‘heart monitor’ can be intimidating. Our goal is to make this process as simple and stress-free as possible, empowering both you and your cardiologist to gain a clear understanding of your heart health and make informed decisions to keep you feeling your best.
Trusted by physicians and prescribed to hundreds of thousands of patients, Zywie’s advanced technology accurately detects and diagnoses irregular heart rhythms (also known as Arrhythmias) with real-time, reliable monitoring. This precise data enables providers with the ability to provide you timely, personalized care.
Smaller than a Band-Aid, the Zywie Heart Monitor won’t disrupt your daily life—you can wear it comfortably while you sleep, shower, or exercise, all while keeping your monitoring experience discreet and seamless.
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Arrhythmias
An arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart may beat too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular rhythm.
It is normal for your heart rate to speed up during physical activity and to slow down while resting or sleeping. It is also normal to feel as if your heart skips a beat occasionally. But a frequent irregular rhythm may mean that your heart is not pumping enough blood into your body. You may feel dizzy, faint, or have other symptoms.
Arrhythmias are treatable with medicine or procedures to control the irregular rhythms. If not treated, arrhythmias can damage the heart, brain, or other organs.
Explore the Most Common Types that Cardiologist Identify
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia. More than 2.5 million people in the United States have atrial fibrillation. This condition causes your heart to beat more than 400 beats per minute. Also, your heart’s upper and lower chambers do not work together as they should. When this happens, the lower chambers do not fill completely or pump enough blood to your lungs and body.
Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular tachycardia is a fast, regular beating of your ventricles that may last for only a few seconds or for much longer. A few beats of ventricular tachycardia often do not cause problems. However, if this lasts for more than a few seconds, it can lead to more serious arrhythmias, such as ventricular fibrillation (v-fib).
Pauses
A premature or extra heartbeat happens when the signal to beat comes too early. This creates a pause, which is followed by a stronger beat when your heart returns to its regular rhythm. It can feel like your heart skipped a beat. This is a common type of arrhythmia, and it can cause other types of arrhythmias.
What is an EKG?
An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is one of the simplest and fastest tests used to evaluate the heart. Electrodes (small, plastic patches that stick to the skin) are placed at certain spots on the chest, arms, and legs. The electrodes are connected to an ECG machine by lead wires. The electrical activity of the heart is then measured, interpreted, and printed out. No electricity is sent into the body.
Natural electrical impulses coordinate contractions of the different parts of the heart to keep blood flowing the way it should. An ECG records these impulses to show how fast the heart is beating, the rhythm of the heart beats (steady or irregular), and the timing of the electrical impulses as they move through the different parts of the heart. Changes in an ECG can be a sign of many heart-related conditions.
Source: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/electrocardiogram
How to Log Symptoms
Zywie’s solution allows patients to track symptoms in a virtual diary, ensuring providers are alerted to episodes rapidly for faster response. Watch the video below for a step-by-step guide on how to use this powerful feature.
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