Fitness Watches Best with Heart Block?
I am 7 weeks post op for my second AVR. My first surgery 10 years ago left me with left branch bundle block, and my second surgery has left me with 1st degree heart block (no pacemaker needed).
Since my surgery and now having the 1st degree heart block, I have noticed that my Apple Watch (Series 9, a few years old) is not really tracking my HR super accurately - I’m guessing because the electric impulses it is programmed to track are different with the heart block. I have confirmed it’s off both through manually taking my HR, and it also sometimes doesn’t match up with my monitored HRs at cardiac rehab. My HR has kind of been all of the place since I am on metoprolol so I’d love to be able to track it when I’m out on walks and during workouts.
For those with 1st degree heart block, have you been able to find a fitness watch that you have found to accurately track your HR? I am open to all options!!
I know the chest straps can be a bit more accurate but at this point the chestband of my bra is uncomfortable enough, so that’s not going to be an option!