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

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.

**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.

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.

Like a lot of people, when I first saw the commercial for this device I questioned how anything at this price point and size could provide accurate results for an EKG - something that I've always had to be hooked up with leads at my doctor's office to get. I haven't been to my cardiologist since purchasing the monitor, so I can't comment on its accuracy from a medical perspective just yet. (I will update the review with this information when I have it.) The remainder of my review will focus on its features and getting things up and running "out of the box". Initial device setup Take it out of the box, and remove the plastic from around the battery on the bottom of the device. The physical part of the setup is that simple. There are no on or off buttons (or buttons of any kind) on the device itself - it's about as simple as you can get. This is definitely a plus for a device like this. After all, if someone is experiencing an incident and trying to take an EKG the last thing one wants to do is fumble with buttons and switches. Kudos on the design! App setup and use The app was fairly easy as well - download it from the App Store and create your account in it. The app guides you through taking your first EKG as well, which leads to the only "surprise" that I got out of the whole process: after taking your first EKG, it must be submitted to Alivecor for a medical review. This review must be completed by them (well, a medical professional through them) before you can do anything else with the device. The message in their app says it typically takes up to 24 hours to complete this review (mine was completed in around 20 hours). Until that's complete, the device is essentially a paperweight (albeit a cool looking one). Initial EKG As mentioned earlier, your first EKG must be reviewed by one of Alivecor's medical professionals before you can continue using the device. The app states that this is an FDA requirement. The device is regulated by the FDA so the statement is logical - plus it just makes sense from both a quality control and legal perspective. This, however, is one thing that they do not advertise enough prior to purchase. They do state it on their website - but it's buried in the Frequently Asked Questions section. This wasn't a big deal to me, and in fact was a benefit. (Who wouldn't want a board certified cardiologist to look at an EKG and provide an interpretation for free?) However, those who expect to get the monitor and "jump right in" taking recording after recording on the first day will be disappointed that they can't. Subsequent EKGs It's simple to take an EKG, and only takes about a minute to complete. Sit down with a solid flat surface in front of you. Get as comfortable as you can. Open the app, and place the phone as close as you can to the monitor. The instructions say within 12 inches, and they provide an attachment plate that will attach the device to your phone. (I haven't used the attachment plate, so I can't comment on it.) Click on the "Record Now" button. Place the index and middle fingers from both hands on the plates on the device and sit still and relax for 30 seconds. Afterward, the app will ask whether the EKG was of you or someone else. That's it - easier and quicker than getting hooked up with all those pads from your doctor's EKG machine. An instant analysis will indicate if the EKG was normal, abnormal, or unclassified. Normal is, of course, what you want to hear. There are a number of reasons that the EKG could be unclassified that are listed under the Frequently Asked Questions section of Alivecor's website. One of mine came back unclassified when my heart rate was over 90 - so I'd recommend not using this to take an EKG immediately after exercising. (I did this as a test to see what the EKG monitor could do.) The App - Premium Features While the device is simple and well designed, it's useless without its companion app, which works well on my iPhone 7 Plus. While the app is fairly easy to navigate and includes some good features, those who bought the EKG monitor with the expectation of getting more than a simple "record and store one result" experience without purchasing a subscription will be disappointed. When creating your account in the app, you're given the option of starting a free 30 day trial of Alivecor's premium service. My recommendation is to try it out. This adds some features to the app that are handy - a place to record resting heart rate, medications taken for the day, blood pressure from an Omron cuff, and a weight diary. While all those features and useful and good, the main reason to consider a premium subscription is storage of multiple EKG test results. (Without a premium subscription, only the last result is stored.) This subscription is available for $9.99 monthly or $99.99 annually, and payment information must be entered manually through the app. This is primarily what prevents my review for this device from being 5 stars. In my opinion, $10 per month is too expensive for a subscription price, unless someone has cardiac issues which require frequent monitoring. $4.99 per month or even less for the casual user would provide better value. I also think that the EKG journal feature (which saves more than just the most recent EKG reading) should be part of the basic (free) plan. Lastly, the app doesn't accept ApplePay for subscription fees. Conclusion The device is simple to use, and so is the app. This has great potential, and I'd recommend that those who wish to do more than monitor their heart rate and blood pressure consider buying this EKG monitor. Just be prepared to pay more than the purchase price of the equipment in service fees annually to make the monitor as useful as it can be.

Very easy to use i have a fib so I need to know if I am ever in it display looks great. heart rate monitoring works every time no issues. The accuracy is always right. It’s very durable. It’s very stability and you can download it if you ever see something weird you could download it on your phone and a PDF file and send it to your doctor. Would recommend if you have any kind of heart problems.

My fiancé was diagnosed with new onset AFib. This arrived overnight. It’s easy to use. You can save the ekg and send to your doctor to review. Great for someone that may not always be in AFib or have intermittent problems that a heart monitor may not pick up on. You check it yourself at home avoiding unnecessary hospital visits.

--- 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.

It's an incredible device..easy setup and works like a charm

Well, we all become complacent about our heart health until it becomes problematic. This is why I bought this device as given a recent discovery of an issue with my heart, I needed to monitor both my BP and whether there were any anomalies occurring with extra arterial or ventricular beats. I chose this device, as it was compact and reasonably priced. I received the device quickly, however the seals on the box were broken. This was reported back to AliveCor, who quickly despatched a replacement. IN THE BOX -------------- 1. The Kardia Device 2. Phone Attachment case with 3M Sticker to attach to your phone* 3. Free Trial Access to 30 days of the Premium service. The premium service costs £9.99 per month (or £99.99 per annum as a 20% discount is offered). 4. Instruction card to allow for quick set-up including registering your account with your personal details. * I am mentioning the phone attachment case, which is about £10, as I did not realise this, was included and nearly ordered it as well, so please note you get it included. Personally, I feel the case is probably the extra piece of kit that most would prefer to be included, as it offers the option of carrying the Kardia device with you, and using more securely on a table or desk, given the sensitivity to movement of the device. The case retails at about £24.99, which is quite expensive. HOW IT WORKS _______________ You simply download the app from the App Store and pair your Kardia device and phone via Bluetooth. ON-APP WELCOME SCREEN --------------------------------- There are currently the following sections for tracked data: - 1. Electrocardiogram (EKG) - History, Last recorded EKG and button to <Record your EKG> 2. SmartRhythm Monitoring (which requires an iWatch AND Premium service to utilise). 2. Blood Pressure (History + ability to add blood pressure readings at your will) 3. Resting Heart Rate (History + add Resting Heart Rate - but this is a premium feature) 4. Weight (ability to add your weight) 5. Medication (Ability to add your medications and monitor how these impact on your heart health - but this is a Premium Feature!) 6. Insights (Premium Feature??) PROS ------- 1. This device is compact and simple to use. 2. Easy to take a reading on the go, and more importantly when these issues occur you are armed unlike when employing a device loaned from a hospital or cardiology service. 3. This kit is medical grade, which means it's accurate and your cardiologist will accept the results as being accurate. 4. EKG report instantaneously reports whether the reading is normal or not, and a graph is produced for download and retention. 5. Can be linked directly to your doctor or cardiologist via a code. 6. You can request a comprehensive analysis by a cardiologist of any reading at the click of a button on-screen and at a cost of £5.00. 7. Notes and voice recordings can be added to each EKG reading, so you can add symptoms, to provide a history or just to understand when you might have a future issue. 8. The cost is very reasonable for the accuracy and ability to run real-time EKGs for yourself. 9. There is a lot of additional information in the App, like Heart Education and access to external heart related resources/institutions. 10. The phone attachment is included, so the device can be clipped ono the back of your phone for use on the go. 11. The Colour-Coding of reports and data to show GREEN = Okay, YELLOW = Above Normal is a great and simple feature. 12. US customers can get the device replaced for $19.99 if lost/stolen with Premium Membership. CONS ------ 1. There should be a manual, even if small to explain the basic features. For example it is possible adjust the length of the EKG recording in the settings from 30 seconds to 1, 2, 3, 4, or even 5 minutes. 2. Many of the features are Premium, which means it becomes costly to access these services, like medication and resting heart rate. 3. The reports could be more detailed, especially given all the potential this device has and information collated. 4. Too sensitive to movement, as my cardiologist discounted some anomalies as slight movements. 5. I did one Clinician Review and it is returned as "UNACCEPTABLE- Baseline noise makes it difficult to do an accurate analysis; consider repeating study”. However, what noise does this refer to and why charge £5.00 if they state this? 6. Explanation of reports is too basic, and unless you have a little knowledge or real concern about symptoms, the device does not alert follow up. 7. There is no reduced price replacement device for Premium UK members! CONCLUSION ---------------- Well, overall this is a very handy device, which allows you to take charge of your health. However, I would say you do need to read up and learn a bit about EKGs also to understand how to read them yourself a bit, to accurately be able to monitor whether there is movement affecting the readings. The App could be much stronger, integrating the features and allowing a longer trial period. The 30-day trial period is not enough to understand all the features and evaluate the device's worth. Clearly, most are repeat customers if they gain value from something, and will have no qualms about investing in their heart health. I do think that a short manual would be ideal with this device, as there is a lot in the App and much to understand. You will note the Analysis Report above in the images states "no symptoms" but I do not always note the symptoms, as I want to see whether the report will come back with an issue. I did not realise that written notes could be added later. The phone attachment although seemingly good to allow access to the App on the go, may be problematic. It is perhaps better to be sat at a desk with the device flat, rather than in the air where movement can affect the readings. Personally, I would have preferred the snap-shut case to carry with me, rather than the phone attachment, which is not so easy to remove the device from. RECOMMENDATION ----------------------- Well, having learned a bit about how to read EKGs, I do have peace of mind about my heart. This device is worth the price, especially as it is medical grade to know your heart is functioning properly!!!

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.