AliveCor KardiaMobile ECG Monitor | FDA-Cleared | Wireless Personal ECG | Works with Smartphone | Detects AFib Bradycardia and Tachycardia in 30 Seconds

It’s great to have a home ecg makes it easy and quick to find if anything is wrong. If it detects my AF is back or sinus rythm is out I can get on to my GP

After my second SVT I was very happy to see this arrive in the post. It is accurate and gives peace of mind.
Some people say it’s expensive but it’s a fifth of the price of an iWatch and this tech wasn’t invented overnight.
I read the 71 page NICE report published on 8 May 2019. I’m very pleased to have this product in my first aid box.
I’m happy:)

My ongoing heart condition was worsening and i was waiting for the drs for a long while so decided to buy this and it helped me capture ecgs and show them to my dr. Great buy!

Works perfectly. My son set it up for me but he did say I would have been able to do it myself. A useful piece of equipment. Takes a 30 second ecg and information is stored .

GP asked me to get this so that he could get an ECG during my next “turn” as my problem was intermittent and difficult for the hospital to trace – this is proving worthwhile and an excellent resource for him to make his diagnosis. Would highly recommend and literally a life saver. HOWEVER I would not recommend purchasing via Amazon who supposedly delivered it next day via Prime and “handed it to Resident” – total lies!! Ended up spending ages trying to contact Amazon and point out I was the only resident, living in a remote house, no neighbours and it had NOT been delivered, after much “discussion” was told to wait 48 hours and if it didn’t turn up they would refund the money – why say this if they were so sure it had been delivered? Yes, it was then delivered 24 hours and much stress later. Suggest you purchase via another source!

So easy to install and connect via Bluetooth to my iphone. Now, instead of faffing about trying to cover my phone flash to try and take an ECG on my phone, I just open the Kardia app, tap once on the Home Screen to start taking a reading, place index fingers gently on each end of the Kardia device and within a few seconds it’s taking a really accurate basic ECG which you can save or download to share with your consultant or GP. The basic model is perfect for spotting AFib and in my opinion the reassurance it gives me makes it worth every penny.

I recommend this product to my patients so purchased one myself to ensure accuracy and ease of use.
Very impressed.

Really useful device, as I have arrhythmia, it’s brilliant at detecting my abnormal ECG, recording it on my mobile phone and sending results to hospital.

Great
Easy to use
Was recommend by Doctor
All family can use it , including kids,
If you concern about your results
For 5 dollars you can get report by the doctor , we got within couple of hours results

I’ve recently had issues with intermittent palpitations and have been able to use this handy device to record an ECG whenever I have issues and share these results with my GP/consultant.

One thing to note is that if you are at all anxious about your symptoms, using this may actually make you more anxious when it shows anything that is abnormal.

As others have said, for the best experience the app does want you to sign up and allow your data to be stored. However, you don’t need to pay a subscription to do this or to save a pdf copy of your ECGs.

To get the best signal when recording, I make sure I’m in a quiet room away from other electronics and turn on airplane mode temporarily, then place the Kardia as close to the microphone of the phone as possible before recording. I’ve had no issues at all with signal using that method.

Well worth the money and my cardiologist confirmed that they are reasonably accurate.

I have been sensing a few ‘flutters’ in my chest recently and was beginning to worry, so much so that the flutters became more apparent. Bought this as getting a Doctor’s appt atm is nigh on impossible. It arrived quickly and once the app was installed, I tried it out. My mind was instantly put at ease – no flutters since (must have been anxiety). That said, my Dad does have arrhythmia and when he had a go on it, it showed up the problem – so I can definitley confirm it work if you do have arrhythmia. Recommended.

This has been a godsend for us. The vet recommended our cat went to hospital but we knew this would be very stressful for her and the reason was a heart condition. After many talks, the vet recommended this device and I give it 10/10, it is great. The first few readings the vet didnt think it recorded everything, but the 3rd was perfect. I think this is because it wasn’t manufactured specifically for animals and our cat was very stressed. It is affordable, lightweight, not intrusive and I am grateful the vet recommended it. Once you get the 30 second reading you can download it and email it to the vet directly.

Very good for picking up traces and unless you pay for an upgrade they are stored on your device only. However, you can email them to yourself if you want to print them out for reference/ have back up copies. Have had no problems setting up or using with i phone and have multiple records which are easy to view under ‘ history’. Previously I had tried a cheaper ecg monitor which was rubbish and wasted a lot of money. Wished I had paid the extra for this. The only criticism is that if you are clearly in AF it picks it up but other rhythms can be ‘ unclassified’ – however you can refer to these should you be seeing a dr.
Little note- to use with an i phone it needs access to microphone for it to work. Also helps if you moisten your fingers before putting on the sensors and place the sensor next the bottom ( microphone) end of the phone.

I’m a retired doc. I bought this because of palpitations. In that I know what I’m looking at I had a diagnosis (and peace of mind) as soon as I used the device.
With a bit of practice I could get a clear recording. The rhythm strip can be saved to ‘files’ on my iPhone as a pdf.
I think there could be quite a learning curve for some people in using it.

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.

*Daughters review* – My background: I had suffered from exercise induced palpitation episodes (around 240bpm lasting 20-40 minutes) for as long as I can remember, and as a young woman with a huge interest in competitive sports and fitness this impacted my life considerably. The episodes were triggered in high adrenaline moments, eg at the end of a long run, during a match, mid crossfit session, 10 minutes in to a half marathon I’d trained for 12 weeks for (true story..) – they were embarrassing and frustrating, I’d need to stop what I was doing immediately as my arms and legs would seize up, my chest would ache and my heart would be racing double time at 220bpm+. I never felt light-headed or out of breath, just completely exhausted and disappointed.

I tried absolutely everything that was suggested to me by doctors: eating before training, bearing down in a squat when having the episode, drinking cold water etc. but absolutely nothing worked for either preventing or ending an episode. I would get more and more nervous before exercise, which spurred on more frequent episodes. I saw a cardiologist and had various tests (ECG, stress test, 7-day ECG etc) but they couldn’t pick up anything ‘abnormal’ and it was impossible to trigger the episode on demand. He mentioned carrying out a catheter ablation to get a closer look, but there was no way he could carry out this invasive procedure without having any ‘evidence’ that anything was going on. At this point I had pretty much accepted this would be a permanent obstacle I’d have to face, but then he mentioned this LIFE-CHANGING device. Not cheap at 99, but then again at that point I’d have paid anything to have a ‘normal’ heart.

THANKS TO THIS PRODUCT within 1 week I’d managed to record an episode, send it to my cardiologist and get referred to the electrophysiologist cardiologist. I was diagnosed with Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and was booked in for an electrophysiology procedure, with a view to ablation. In more simple terms, the procedure involves inserting catheters & wires through my groin to my heart while awake, ideally trigger the arrythmia and use high-voltage up a wire to burn through and block the suspected ‘additional pathway’ that was causing the short-circuit. There was a chance this wouldn’t work and of course various risks associated with someone poking your heart with a wire up your groin but at that stage I would do anything!! A month later I had the procedure, probably the 3 most uncomfortable hours of my life (for my particular issue I couldn’t have sedation because my heart needed to be ‘awake’) – the cardiologist deemed it a success but only time would tell if it had solved the issue. 6 months later I can now fully confirm this was true 🙂 I feel like a new woman, and none of this would have been possible without this product!!

I ordered this on the advice of my cardiologist who recommended this Kardia Mobile. I have had AF, now, after a cardioversion I have had no symptoms for over a year. However, my husband has now been diagnosed with AF & it was mainly for his benefit that this amazingly small piece of equipment was purchased. It arrived the following day after the order – well packed, & with clear instructions. I would certainly recommend this to anyone who wants to keep a check on their AF or arrhythmia.

I’ve had one of these Kardia mobile 2-lead ECG devices by AliveCor for more than a year now. If, like me, you are looking at this product because you’ve had a health scare or heart-related symptoms such as palpitations or a possible arrhythmia, then this product will probably be a good buy for you.

At around 100, this could, at the very least, save you a trip or two to A&E, just by placing a couple of fingers from each hand on the two sensors. A cardiologist told me that they want to perform an ECG as soon as possible after a symptom episode. The only problem is that this takes at least an hour if you go to a hospital. With this device, particularly if you stick it to the back of your phone case and carry it around with you, it can literally be seconds after symptoms start. I even managed to catch a few episodes while they were happening. I was then able to save these recordings to the app and later show the doctors. This was really priceless.

The app is what you are really paying for here. I think you can get replacement sensors for about 30 if you buy direct from the manufacturer. Bear the importance of the app in mind if you are considering a cheaper alternative, although I’ve not tested any others as my GP recommended this one. The app’s algorithms for automatic interpretations seem pretty solid, although one irritation is that you don’t get an interpretation if you have tachycardia (100bpm or more). Hopefully, they will work on this in the future.

I tried the premium subscription option (10 per month) for the app for a few months when I first purchased it. It allowed constant heart rate recording on my Apple Watch, which was useful but it really messed up my activity monitoring, so bear this in mind. At the time, the premium option was the only way to save ECG recordings but doing so has now been free since November 2018. A good move in my opinion. There is a 6-lead version of the device coming out soon, which promises deeper interpretations, so I might well upgrade. Apparently, it can be used in either 2-lead or 6-lead mode, the latter needing to be in additional contact with the left leg.

Overall, highly recommended!

You have to understand what you’re getting here – this is never going to be as good as a real ECG. But it’s good enough to give you some confidence that you’re doing OK or to alert you to a problem. Ideal if you are prone to occasional heart murmurs and so on. The option in the software to have a human look at your trace and the ease of doing that and paying for it adds a big extra level of confidence. For the money and considering how insanely easy it is to use I’d say this is great value.

Very small and light so it can go with you anywhere. My first few attempts to take a reading failed. I was sat at my desk at work and I think I had interference from the computers. Once I found a quiet place in the office it worked great. I got this to monitor for AF which I had over a year ago. Since then I’ve had skipped heartbeats from time to time but they don’t last long enough for me to get to a doctor with an ECG to diagnose what’s happened. This will allow me to print off an ECG while I’m feeling palpitations so my cardiologist had a better idea of why im getting them. Well worth 100. I’m going to tell my GP that they should have a few of these to lend out to patients to help diagnose AF.