Hi Just Noticed Today On My Fit Bit Tracker My

Posted on Thu, 25 Apr 2019

Question: Hi just noticed today on my fit bit tracker my heartbeat jumping to 180 for a few seconds for no apparent reason

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome to 'Ask A Doctor' service!

I understand your concern and would explain that these findings in your heartbeat tracker could be related to movement artifacts or anxiety.

Anyway, this device is not the best tool to examine your heart rate and rhythm.

For this reason, if this situation persists, I would recommend performing some tests:

-a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound
-thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction
-blood electrolytes for possible imbalances
-complete blood count for anemia.

An ambulatory 24-48 hour ECG monitoring would help examine your heart rhythm trends and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia.

Please also discuss with your doctor regarding the above tests.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Kind regards

Dr.Ilir Sharka,
Cardiologist

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee