KardiaMobile 1-Lead EKG Monitor, Medical-Grade FDA-Cleared Personal Heart Monitor, Detects Normal, AFib & Arrhythmias, 30 Second Results, Works with Most Smartphones, HSA&FSA Eligible

**Product Review: KardiaMobile 1-Lead EKG Monitor - ★★★★★** I recently purchased the KardiaMobile 1-Lead EKG Monitor, and I have to say, it's been a game changer for my peace of mind regarding heart health. However, getting the readings just right can be a bit tricky at first. The monitor needs to sit perfectly on your body for 30 seconds, and that does take some practice. I would definitely recommend spending some time getting familiar with it so that you're ready when it counts. Once you get the hang of it, though, it works exactly as advertised. The app is user-friendly and packed with features, allowing me to easily track my heart's rhythm and detect any irregularities like AFib and other arrhythmias. Knowing that I have a medical-grade, FDA-cleared device on hand gives me a sense of security. Overall, I found the KardiaMobile to be effective and reliable. There’s no subscription required, and it fits perfectly in my pocket, making it convenient to carry around. I highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a portable heart monitor that delivers timely results.

I purchased this for someone else because I already have one. These monitors are perfect for home use. Whenever I feel something is not right, I do this 30 second test & it tells me if something is wrong. Easy to set up and use. perfect size for travel. It functions the way it is intended. I have mentioned this to several doctors, and they thought it is a good investment.

For some reason this popped back up in my items to review. Not sure why as I had already reviewed it before. Love the Kardia - Highly recommended by Cardiologist. Easy to use, great portability, connectivity and functionality.

Easy to use and monitor. Seems chintzy. But does the job.

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!!

Works great, sets up for individual and is easy to use

This is a great product for diagnosing cardiac rhythm problems, but this device is marketed as a "Medical Grade EKG", WHICH IT EMPHATICALLY IS NOT!. I am a Board Certified Emergency Physician of 46 years practice experience, and have read literally thousands of EKG's over the years in the Emergency Department. An EKG is twelve separate electical views of the heart, and is used as a standard part of Cardiac / Chest Pain evaluation in the Emergency Department. This device is a single limb lead and is quite useful for determining two things, RATE & RHYTHM. It cannot diagnose Coronary Heart Disease based upon the fact that it is a single lead rhythm strip. An EKG is twelve separate electrical views of the heart, not one. I wish to emphasize that this device will assist in the diagnosis of rhythm abnormalities, BUT IS NOT A MEDICAL GRADE EKG - WHICH IS EMPHATICALLY FALSE ADVERTISING!! Kardia Mobile can determine only the RATE & RHYTHM of the heart, but cannot substitute for a 12 lead EKG performed by a physician in an office or hospital setting. RATE refers to the number of beats per minute. RHYTHM refers to evaluation of the conduction system of the heart, e.g. Sinus Rhythm, First, Second, and Third Degree AV Block, Atrial Fibrillation, and Atrial and Ventricular Premature Beats. With the exception of Sinus Rhythm, these are conduction abnormalites of the heart. This is where Kardia Mobile really shines. Often patients only experience rhythm problems intermittently, and the Kardia Mobile device allows one to perform a Rhythm Strip duing the time frame when symptoms are occuring, such as when patients complain that their heart beat is irregular, or skipping beats. It is a wonderful device for diagnosing Rhythm Abnormalites, but is not useful in the setting of Chest Pain evaluation and determining the presence or absence of Coronary Artery Disease. It is a hugh mistake to think this little device is a "Medical Grade EKG" in the setting of evaluating Chest Pain. It cannot diagnosis a heart attack or Cardiac Ischemia when a patient is experience Chest Pain. To think of this device as a Medical Grade EKG is going to get someone hurt or potentially dead if they rely on this device in place of a Chest Pain Evaluation in the hospital where we take into account history, risk factors, Serial EKGs, Chest X-ray, Laboratory Testing and medical interventions such as Nitroglycering or Thombolysis when someone is having a heart attack. Kardia Mobile needs to change their marketing to reflect that this device is only useful for diagnosis of Rhythm Abnormalites and in determinging the Rate of the heart beat. It has no place in the evaluation of Chest Pain. Marketing this device as "A MEDICAL GRADE EKG" IS FALSE ADVERTISING and could well result in someone getting hurt as a result of the FALSE ADVERTISING. Kardia Mobile is only useful for determine the RATE & RHYTHM of the heartbeat and is not to be used in the setting of Chest Pain evaluation. This misunderstanding could lead the unknowing person to delay seeking appropriate evaluation of Chest Pain of Cardiac origin. J. Dan Weathers, M.D., F.A.C.E.P. - Board Certified Emergency Physician

--- originally purchased April 2018 and when I first got it the device would note arythmia or tachycardia. Now it does not do that. Now it simply says that my heart is behaving in a non-normal manner (or words to that effect) and to either submit to them ( you must pay them 100 bucks a year for that service) or submit to your doctor. Well seriously? what good does it do me to submit to my Dr when what I need to know ASAP is how fast my heart is beating so I can figure out if I need to go to emergency asap or not. These people are not trying to help us. they are trying to get subscriptions and make a buck. I'm sticking with my other device which does tell me when Im in arrhythmia and DOES tell my my heart rate. And all with no hassle, no login, no subscription, and no readings held hostage. Skip this device. there are two other cheaper (small palm size devices) on the amazon market that do not require use of your phone and can be plugged to your computer (or smart phone) to easily send readings to a doctor. they are small enough to fit in your pocket, require no subscription and give accurate readings on the spot. Without the ability to show ME what my heart is doing this Kardia device has become useless. I can only hope they put it back the way it used to be. What I like about it: -- Made in USA. -- small and compact. Feels well made -- WHEN the app works I can easily email my readings to myself or my doctor -- Can tell you when your heart rate is abnormal (but not what your heart is doing) -- device can be stickied to the back of your phone which would make it more like a standalone device, (However, if you stick device to your phone you will not be able to use a wireless battery charger with your phone). —They make an iphone case that holds the device to your phone (but only for those with horizontal camera not vertical camera. ie not for the newest iphone like XS). What I really do not like about it: -- Not a standalone device. Requires smart phone so you are juggling two devices not one. -- the app no longer tells you if you have arrythmia or tachycardia. Simply says to send your reading to a doctor. totally inconvenient! -- app wont work if it cant connect to kardia servers even when you do not have a subscription. no access to app means no reading can be taken. at one point I could not use the device for nearly a week because the app could not connect to kardia. unacceptable! -- you have to have a paid subscription (another 99 bucks for a year) to get your pulse or any other basic reading that you can get free from a $20 dollar oximeter. -- First time use the app requires one to OPT IN in order to use it. Right out of the box your first reading is held hostage for TWENTY FOUR HOURS while they claim it has to be viewed by a real cardiologist. They claim its the law. its not. Its them taking time to set up your account and verify your email address. All things they need for that OPT IN. And for that reason Im giving it 4 stars instead of 5. -- Its too wide to stick to the back of my iPhone. I have an iPhone XS MAX. I could put it on horizontal instead of vertical but I like using the kind of battery charger that I just set my phone on when I go to bed. And if the Kardia device is on the phone then I can’t lay the phone on the charger. This would not be a problem if I only used the plug in kind of device but I had a problem once with a different brand phone—the plug in socket on the phone became unusable which is how I got started with a charging pad. What I do now / Comparison to other device I purchased an Emay Handheld Portable ECG Monitor -- which I use at work. I use the Kardia device to confirm the reading if the Emay device registers a problem. May device does not require a subscription. I have to connect Emay to the computer to email a reading which is more of a hassle than saving the Kardia reading to my phone and then using my own email account to send to my Dr. I DO prefer the Kardia for use at home. I prefer the Emay device at work only because with the kind of job I have its difficult for me to be pulling things out of my bag and getting set up and then restored quickly. In addition my company forbids the use of a phone during work hours. Which is asinine INMHO but that’s not Kardias fault. What I wish If I could figure out how to apply the Kardia to the back of my phone without interfering with the phone charging pad I would give it 5 stars and keep the Emay device for backup. As long as the app remains stable, and as long as I can email my readings or save to my phone Ill keep using this. Rant INMHO: A subscription should only be required if you wanted to store your readings on their servers. I do not. If it were not for the companies greed in requiring a subscription for what other devices/apps give for free Id probably give it 5 stars. WARNING BE AWARE, while signing up you are informed that you can opt out at any time. This is NOT true. You can only opt out of third party companies via the gov opt out and by setting your own internet PHONE services up to block spam. Im hoping someone with a lawyers degree comes along and calls them on this business of forcing you to opt in. You really cant use the app unless you do. No medical device should hold you hostage to a paid subscription service. Especially not one as expensive as this. My thermometer and my blood pressure devices don't require a subscription to save my readings to my phone. they also dont require me to OPT IN to third party marketing. Neither should this.

Works as expected, after cardiac surgery this is helping my cardiologist keep track of my af symptoms. Easy to use simple to set up.

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Dopo qualche mese dall'acquisto recensisco questo prodotto, che è veramente utile, funzionale ed importantissimo per chi ha problemi di aritmie cardiache od altri problemi cardiologici ed ha bisogno di controllare spesso il tracciato e documentarlo od inviarlo al proprio medico. Appoggiando sugli appositi sensori due dita delle due mani registra tramite l'apposita app un tracciato ad una derivazione che si può salvare od eliminare. È piccolo e maneggevole, e quindi facilmente trasportabile, si può portare sempre con sé, ed è assolutamente affidabile (ci è stato indicato l'acquisto dallo specialista).

I cannot recommend this enough for those with heart problems and their caregivers. The mobile app works well with our blood pressure monitor; listing the readings together is very helpful. This helped me to know the difference between symptom severity and was invaluable in providing the right information that made the decision to go to the hospital. Without it, I would have likely waited or hesitated because the symptoms seemed the same physically as other times that would settle down. This made it clear something was different and it was time to act. While in the ER the situation deteriorated rapidly and we were so thankful to be at the hospital to receive rapid treatment. If we weren't there, I don't know that it would have worked out. When managing heart disease and heart failure, it is difficult to know when you are over reacting and when those symptoms have progressed to requiring intervention. This device is an amazing invaluable tool that will help give confidence in either case. Very easy to set up and use. Pairing with an omron BP monitor is very easy and helpful. I haven't used the features for sharing with the cardiologist directly. It takes some use and practice with assessing the overall condition using all your tools and knowledge you quickly learn when a loved one is diagnosed. It doesn't say you are having a heart attack specifically, it will say 'possible atrial fibrillation' or other status results. This is just one tool in that assessment however, I believe it was the most important tool we have. We had only got it 2 weeks before.

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