KardiaMobile 1-Lead Personal ECG Heart Rate Monitor - Record ECGs at Home, Detects Atrial Fibrillation, Trusted by the NHS, Results in 30 Seconds, Works with Most Smartphones

Perfect device for those with AF. Easy to carry and read, especially when used with the magnetic carry case.

Kardia Mobile was recommended to me by my cardiologist. It's not yet available on the NHS, but at £99 it's a no-brainer for diagnosing and managing paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (AF). It arrived quickly and works brilliantly. The hardware communicates with the app flawlessly and the app itself is very simple to use. I needed to buy a new phone case because my old armoured case wasn't totally flat on the back. I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 and went for a JETech case which is perfect for sticking the attachment plate to. I also bought a Gorilla Glass screen protector so I could put the phone face down as I don't want to damage the ECG pads. I'm currently on the free trial of the premium service but will settle for the free basic service after 30 days. As long as I can save the trace as a PDF and email it to my cardiologist I'm happy. In a follow-up with my GP it turned out that she'd just been on an AF course and the surgery was about to be sent one to trial, so I ended up giving the GP and nurse a demo! Update (26/11/2017): Yesterday evening was my first AF episode since buying Kardia Mobile. The app had no trouble capturing the ECG many times during the 3 hours it lasted, and each time diagnosed AF at between 135 and 165 bpm. My free trial of the premium service has now ended, so on the basic free service you need to choose to save each one, but it's easy to save a PDF (either attach to an email or, as I did, save to Google Drive). My only criticism is that the 'Email EKG' button should really be called 'Share EKG' given the number of options available. I'll be calling my cardiologist on Monday and emailing him the files, so I'll post another update when I get his feedback. Update (6/12/2017): My cardiologist agreed with the Kardia Mobile diagnosis based on the emailed traces. I'm now waiting for an appointment to discuss treatment. Without Kardia Mobile I would still be undiagnosed... Update (3/6/2018): Everything is still working like new and the ECG pads don't seem to have suffered any wear. I've had one further AF episode, and again Kardia Mobile worked perfectly. I've had several cardiology appointments since my last update, including an echocardiogram to check the structure of my heart. I've now been prescribed Flecainide, to take when I have an episode. Update (3/9/2018): The battery ran out last week after 10 months. Not as good as described but not the end of the world (at least the batteries are cheap). I don't use it very often so I guess I'm activating it by holding my phone which drains the battery. The biggest problem was removing the battery compartment. It's very stiff, and despite being really careful both little clips snapped off when I removed it. I emailed AliveCor and they responded very quickly by sending a replacement battery compartment (and a spare). Great customer service! It still seemed a lot stiffer when refitting than the AliveCor video suggests so we'll have to see what happens in next time the battery needs replacing...

Great item worth having in every home

I already have a small portable ECG/EKG device and it works well, picking up tachycardia and bradycardia. The reason I bought the AliveCor device is that it also detects atrial fibrillation, with which my wife has just been diagnosed. It arrived within 24 hours on Prime. It is smaller than the other device I have, but it links directly to the iPhone, which my other one doesn’t (the latest version of that one does though). Setting up the account is easy. We both want to use it so we set up two accounts though the main benefit of that is that reports are correctly annotated. We won’t be paying a subscription so all records are deleted from the app on each sign out. I keep the ECGs by mailing them to me from the History part of the app before closing it down. They come out as PDFs and can then be stored on a laptop. Main thing to note is that the device needs to be close alongside the phone, otherwise a reading simply isn’t taken. This confused us as we thought a couple of feet away would work. It doesn’t. Overall, a convenient device and not having a subscription is no problem for us. At the local NHS Arrhythmia Clinic they were very interested in my other monitor and asked me for full details. I will also tell them about this one. Recommended. Update: the downside to this monitor is the requirement to sign into the app to use it. Sometimes you want a quick ECG, and faffing around first before you can get the reading isn’t helpful. We wanted to get a reading just now and finally opted to use the original device we had, where you can get a reading, then sign into their app to download it. It is the difference between an ECG device having some intelligence and memory of its own, and having this simple finger pad that needs an external brain. So, not as highly recommended.

Funciona muy bien , controla , que es lo que se le pide

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No cons to this purchase. I ordered the Kardia Mobile because my husband was getting ready to start chemo and I wanted to be able to check on his heart any time quickly. We have used this to check his symptoms about 10 times in the past 3 weeks since he began his chemo. I highly recommend this product to anyone who has heart disease and is also going in for chemo. It’s a scary process and this plus a good thermometer are a must! It’s accurate, easy to operate, portable and light weight. It’s stainless steel and black are easy to see and it connects instantly to any smart device. It seems durable and seems to be widely compatible to different brands of smart phones. I can’t recommend this device enough. A smart watch is great but can be shaken, this device is unshakable and consistently reliable. Worth every penny!!

Permet une bonne analyse rapide du fonctionnement du cœur. Permet de détecter d'éventuelles anomalies du rythme tels que arythmie, extrasystoles, etc

Das Gerät funktioniert auf Anhieb mit meinem Iphone 6S und Android Nexus 7 2013. Die Installation der App über den jeweiligen Store hat auf Anhieb funktioniert. Da Kardia über das Mikrofon des Smartphones/Tablets hochfrequente Töne empfängt, ist auch keine weitere Verbindung notwendig. Einfach neben Iphone legen und "EKG Aufzeichnen" drücken. Dabei wird gleichzeitig die HF genau angezeigt. Die durchschnittliche HF während der 30 Sekunden EKG Messung wird ebenfalls ermittelt. In der Messkurve ist dann das gemesse EKG genau zu sehen. Die App fragt dann ob es die eigene Messung war oder ein "Gast" gemessen wurde. Bei der eigenen Messung geht das Ergebnis in den Cloudspeicher und in die Chronik. Somit sind alle vorhergehenden Messungen verfügbar. Egal ob man eigene Messungen oder andere Leute gemessen hat, ist der Email Versand als pdf super einfach. Aus der Kontaktliste seiner Kontakte im Iphone nur auswählen, senden drücken und schon geht die EKG email mit angehängter pdf Kurve zum Empfänger, egal wo der sich befindet. Zusätzlich kann man auch noch Ruhepuls, Gewicht, Medikation, Aktivität und Gefühlslage von Hand eingeben. Die Bedienung ist somit super einfach. Bei allen Leuten, bei denen ich das Gerät getestet habe, hat es auf Anhieb funktioniert und gute Ergebnisse gebracht. Alle haben gestaunt vorallem wenn sie weniger Sekunden später die Messung am Computer sehen konnten. Auf einem großen Computerbildschirm sieht man natürlich mehr als auf dem Iphone. Aufgefallen ist mir, dass bei etwas feuchten Fingern die Trendkurve noch genauer wird. Wenn man warme, feuche Hände hat sieht das Signal super genau aus. Bei trockenen Händen kann es Artifakte geben. Deshalb feuchte ich meine Finger leicht an vorher. Die automatische Auswertung erlaubt nur das Erkennen von Möglichen Vorhofflimmern. Hier kann man mit der Apple Watch und dem anderen Gerät noch mehr erreichen. Nachteilig ist das nur bis 100 Herzfrequenz gemessen werden kann. Ich habe das Gerät im Fitnessstudio getestet und musste immer warten bis meine HF unter 100 gefallen war. Somit kann eine stärkere Belastung beim Sport nicht erfasst werden. Trotzdem gebe ich 5 Sterne weil das ganze System sehr innovativ ist und sicher noch optimiert wird. Wir stehen mit solchen Technologien noch am Anfang und Maschine Learning Algorithmen, welche auch hier verwendet werden sind sehr innovativ. Kann das Gerät für alle Leute empfehlen, die regelmäßig eine Routinekontrolle machen wollen. Wer richtig herzkrank ist sollte sich lieber in ärztiche Behandlung begeben aber wer erstmal EKG Kurven regelmäßig monitoren möchte, ähnlich wie Blutdruckmessgeräte, ist hier richtig.