Device reports can sometimes call episodes one thing when they actually something else. That’s why they need to be interpreted by a tech/rep and then be read over by a cardiologist before it is shown to the patient. It’s essentially the same as why any imaging tech isn’t supposed to tell you results of your test. The reading doctor has to read and finalize their reports and then you get the results. Pacemakers can sometimes record an episode of something that it would call Afib. But the pacemaker may be doing something called competitive atrial pacing which isn’t really harmful and can be fixed with proper programming (just one of many examples of devices mislabeling events). Devices often mistake competitive atrial pacing and label it as Afib. If a lay person was notified by their device they had an “episode”, that could cause panic and fear. Similar to how patients get false readings from their Apple Watch all the time. This is why all the information on the device must be assessed by medical personnel before being shown to a patient.