KardiaMobile Card Wallet-Sized Personal EKG Device - Record Single-Lead EKGs On The Go and Detect Irregular Heartbeats - by AliveCor

I bought this KardiaMobile ECG device about 6 months ago after a hospital abdominal surgery triggered an AFIB occurrence.I use it every few days, and have not seen anything out of the ordinary with my results, UNTIL a friend was visiting and did her normal walk. She came back early and said she didn't feel well. I could tell her heart was racing. I pulled out my little KardiaMobile Card from my wallet, entered her as a "guest," and had her put her fingers on the card.The graph immediately went crazy and her pulse was showing 176bpm! After 30 seconds of ECG recording, it indicated she had symptoms of AFIB. I repeated it a few times with the same results. I immediately put her in the car and took her to the emergency room at the local hospital (Honor Health). They ran a large number of EKG and other tests, but by the time she was in the hospital, her pulse was normal and there was no occurrence of AFIB.I remembered the KardiaMobile Card, and realized I could print out the various ECG results that I ran as "guest" for her. I showed the hospital cardiologist the ECG test results, and he immediately said YES she definitely had an AFIB attack and her diagnosis took on a completely different turn. What the doctors weren't able to see before at the hospital - thanks to this device - they could see now and properly treat her.Some people seemed concerned of the battery life. While I've only had mine 6 months, it's still showing 100% battery life, and with only 30 second test bursts every few days, I'm confident there are still many more years of life in this little unit. I'm so impressed with this little device, and the cardiologist seemed to be too. If the card dies in a few years, I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one.A Subscription Service IS NOT REQUIRED!Some people are claiming a subscription service is required to use the device. That is false! While additional tests can be sent to cardiologists under their expanded service, you don't need to pay for ANY subscription to record basic EKG/ECG results to show your doctor. My card without any subscription service provided all the charts necessary for my cardiologist to evaluate my friend.

This is an amazing and simple product. Follow the instructions to load the app on a phone, and the app is very user friendly. Records a good simple ECG, sufficient to see the pulse pattern and detect anomalies. I used it specifically to observe AFIB and it reliably detected this artifact. Does not do bp, I use a separate cuff for that. As it records the plot, it also records pulse rate, which allowed me to manage a medication for tachycardia. Also generates reports which can be forwarded to med staff.

I got this, by my doc telling me about it. The best $100.00 I spent. It told me I was in Afib 3x, the Docs and the ER go by it, when you show them the strip on your phone. When you tell EMS about Kardia that is another story. As I said It is great when You can 'Catch' the rythum, because it it may not ve there when you are with EMS,or at the ER. As I said it was the best $100.00 I spent.

The reviews you read here about being forced to join the KardiaCare subscription plan are pretty accurate. No where in the sales pitch on the product page does it mention this requirement. Once you unbox and open the tiny folded manual, it states at the end that "this device only functions with KardiaCare". I was thinking that I saw where KardiaCare had a free and a paid version. So I downloaded the app, thinking I would just select the free plan and be go to go. No. Once you start the app, the entire process is devoted to getting you to either sign up for the monthly subscription for $9.95 or the yearly at $99. There are no options to select the free plan. I kept clicking the X in the top right of each dialog that wanted my credit card. The app finally logged me out and I logged back in and after clicking another X to close yet another dialog, it allowed me to the screen to set up the device. I attempted to turn on the device and it would not turn on. I was about to box it up and take it to the post office to return when I placed the card on a hard surface and pressed as hard as I could and I felt the click under my finger and it turned on. While I was reading the screen, the device turned off after the 10 second no-activity kicked in. I turned it back on, and managed to follow the screen to a successful ekg for my wife. I would not recommend this product to anyone that isn't willing to join an additional subscription. I honestly feel like I was the victim of a bate and switch scheme. I am very tech savvy and it was very difficult to wiggle my way to the free version of the app. I have attached a screenshot of the screen that appears directly after the ekg results were displayed. See how they are no options other than X. I'm sure I will be harassed by these dialogs which is why I will most likely return this device. Consumers shouldn't be treated like this. What if this happened on every device we bought?