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How accurate are heart rate watches with chest straps?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Pretty accurate.: They are using the same technology as the full scale ekg; even the finger ones. But if it is chest straps it is getting quite close to the full ekg. Even motion doesn't usually mess up the reading.

Answered 5/23/2016

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