How to Take ECG with Your Apple Watch

By keeping a close eye on your cardiovascular system on a regular basis, you can reduce your risk of developing any potential health issues in the future. The engine that drives the body is the heart. An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart, and the Apple Watch can evaluate and track your heart health right from your wrist. This article will help you take an electrocardiogram using your Apple Watch by guiding you through the process step-by-step. So let’s get started:

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How to Take ECG with Your Apple Watch

Performing an electrocardiogram with your Apple Watch is not nearly as difficult as it may sound. The procedure is really uncomplicated and uncomplicated to follow. However, before beginning the scan, you need to make sure that the watch is correctly positioned on your wrist and that there are no jerky movements occurring for the allotted amount of time.

1. You may access the ECG app on your Apple Watch by pressing the Digital Crown and going to the App Store.

2. Just keeping your finger on the Crown will allow you to begin the reading.
NOTE: Just place your finger on the Digital Crown without pressing it and remember not to press it.

3. The reading should take around a minute and a half.
NOTE: Do not move your finger at any time until the reading has been finished.

4. After the countdown has reached zero, you will be able to examine the results.

FAQs

Which hand do you put Apple Watch on for ECG?

To do the ECG, you should use the index finger on your right hand. The role of the index finger is limited to that of a conduit through which the electrical pulse of your heart can be transmitted to the watch.

Is the Apple Watch ECG app free?

ECG testing does not incur any additional fees. The Apple Watch Series 4 is equipped with the necessary hardware and software support.

Is Apple Watch ECG FDA approved?

The most recent model of Apple’s smartwatch features an electrocardiogram that has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), making it formally qualify as a medical gadget that is able to warn its user of aberrant heart rhythms.

What is normal reading for ECG?

Your heart should be pounding at a consistent rate of between sixty and one hundred times per minute, according to the results of the test, if it is normal. An electrocardiogram (ECG) has the potential to reveal a wide variety of cardiac diseases, such as an irregular heart rhythm (rapid, slow, or otherwise aberrant), a congenital heart defect, coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, or an enlarged heart.

Does Apple Watch track blood pressure?

The Apple Watch by itself is not capable of taking a reading of a user’s blood pressure. The only method that is currently recognized as accurate and reliable in the field of medicine for doing so is to halt the flow of blood by placing a blood pressure cuff around the upper arm, inflating it, and then releasing the air while listening for changes in the arteries.