KardiaMobile 1-Lead Personal EKG Monitor

This item works extremely well. I am very happy that my cardiologist suggested this. It helps keep track of my heart rhythm BPM and keep her up to date without wearing twenty four heart monitor. It's compact and I can attach it to my purse and keep it with me at all times. The quality is excellent. It's very lightweight and not heavy at all. The instructions to install it on your smartphone are exact and precise and very clear. It connected to my phone fast and very easily. It's compatible to my phone, and that is what I needed. The case I did buy separately, and it works well.

This tool was amazing for us to use when our Great Dane developed an afib. It was a game changer for us to be able to measure his heart rate at home whenever we wanted. Plus was a lot cheaper than having the cardiologist do it! Was super easy and fast to connect to my phone Just a tip if you are using it for dogs - add a little hand sanitizer to the sensors, hold it against them with the arrow facing their tail and it will pick up their heartbeat accurately with no problem! It was able to identify his afib no problem for us

This product is amazing not only is it easy to use it gives me the results right away. I came home from the hospital in afib and this is able to tell me when I'm in afib and when I'm not. It also pairs with my Omron blood pressure monitor and records my blood pressure as well.

Works well, and simple to use with the phone app that is needed. My only criticism is that the battery case on the back of the phone will NOT snap back into place and I won't force it for fear of breaking it. The battery cover on my device is different that the one in the instructions in that it is a circle cover with one flat side. However, the battery slips in under a little lip inside which keeps it in tight contact so the power works. I had to use a small strip of Gorilla tape to told the battery cover in place. This was sufficient so I opted not to return the product. It's a nice device to have on hand, but it is necessary to have a paid account to be able to have the added recognition of several types of arrythmias.

Bought on my cardiologist suggestion to monitor someone I know for arterial fibrillation. Cardiologist said it was a tool to see if his afib came back after bypass surgery, which is apparently a side effect of bypass surgery that can be temporary or permanent. I figured if a cardiologist recommended it , it was a wise buy. Very easy to use, small enough and lite enough to carry around. I believe you need a smart phone to use.

If you have, or are concerned that you might be having, episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation or other arrhythmias, this device can help. It is very easy to use and is reliable. I can confirm this and have checked with cardiologists who have prescribed it for patients. If you take medication when an episode of AF starts, this can be a valuable guide. It is only a guide, however. If you use this, you should have a cardiologist and, if you have AF, be on an anticoagulant..

--- 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.

Very happy with this devise! Easy to set up and use even for my elderly parents. My dad has heart issues so this is giving him sone peace of mind when he can evaluate his heart outside of doctor visits. The price was very nice also.