Self-measure of heart rate variability (HRV) and arrhythmia to monitor and to manage atrial arrhythmias: personal experience with high intensity interval exercise (HIIE) for the conversion to sinus rhythm

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: BENEFITS OF SELF-MEASURE Self-Measure (SM) of heart rate variability (HRV) may provide a novel tool to monitor and to manage atrial arrhythmias. In the present article, I report my experience monitoring HRV and arrhythmias simultaneously, and how I discovered that acute episodes of high intensity interval exercise (HIIE) terminated atrial arrhythmias. I propose that SM of HRV may help identify therapies that retard the progression of arrhythmia toward atrial fibrillation (AFIB) and stroke with aging, starting at ages 45–55 years of age (Feinberg et al., 1995).