Unclassified Reading from Kardia

[JohnRunner]

Unclassified Reading. I see many posts saying that if your heart rate is outside the 60 -100 range, you may get that. I am a runner and my heart rate is always below 60. First, is that the reason of this reading? Second should jump a few times before starting using the device? Thanks.

[Griffin9]

Hi John, my kardia normally says tachycardia if it's over 100. I don't know about jumping before using it. I haven't heard that before. I use the 6 lead Kardia.

[pablojack]

I used a Kardia successfully for a few years before bradycardia. However with a resting heart rate of 46 I always got an unclassified notification, I no longer use the device.However prior to this I never had to jump or do anything to activate same.

[baba]

Have you updated your Kardia App. It should show Bradycardia now for heart rates less than 60, it didn't used to.

[Jeans1234]

I had 4 Unclassified & 3 Bradycardia readings after feeling very faint & unwell on my way home in early December. They showed a pulse of 39-45. The next day I went to A&E where I was put in Resus & stayed in hospital for 2 nights for monitoring. The doctor changed my medication by reducing the Amiodarone to once daily & stopping Bisoprolol. He said my pulse should be higher, anything under 50 is not good. After changing the medication, my heart rate is between 65-75 & I feel much better.

[baba]

It could be another arrythmia that Kardia is not designed to detect. It was invented specifically to detect AF.