KardiaMobile

[Corrie12]

Has anyone got the KardiaMobile they advertise on TV and as its meant to be good and approved by GPS and detects afib. If so it it OK before I spend £100 on one lol. I

[mjames1]

I've been using Kardia devices for years. They are excellent and results accepted by most good doctors. The best model to get is the Kardia 6L. I find it easier to use and better connectivity than the Kardia Mobile model, however, the Kardia Mobile is also good if you want to save a little money.

Jim

[Corrie12 in reply to mjames1]

Thank you I'll have a look at the one you suggested

[sassy59]

I have the Kardia single lead and paid £99 for extra help. I really like it and can send information to my GP and arrhythmia nurse. I do tend to use my Apple Watch more at the moment but the Kardia picks up more than the watch.

[baba]

I have the basic one. Found it very useful when I had paroxysmal AF. My three sisters have since been diagnosed on results of Kardia readings. One had been told by various doctors that she was imagining it as it was never there when at doctors or hospital.

Well worth the money.

You will need a smart phone or tablet computer as it works with a downloadable app, either Android or Apple. Also very easy to use.

[Finvola]

I've had my single lead Kardia for almost 10 years and it helped my GP, cardiologist and EP to see my elusive runs of arrhythmia. Wouldn't be without it.

[stoneyrosed]

Don’t get too addicted to using it, don’t want it taking over your everyday thoughts. One generally knows when AF strikes. But it’s true they give good readings which you can send to your cardio nurse when needed.

[CDreamer]

Been using it since 2013 - brilliant and was able to keep records, do reports for my doctors and have treatment plans adjusted accordingly. I also use the 6L model after my original literally fell apart after about 7 years use almost daily as my husband also used it to track his arrythmias.

[Qwilk]

My Cardiologist suggested I get one (5 years ago now) so I could send her reports.

It’s easy to use and saves time and expenses of visits to clinic for routine monitoring

[Poochmom]

I have the membership because I wanted to know what kind of ectopics I was having along with the AFib. It is very informative that way.

[Still_Breathing]

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[Neoneo]

Yes my cardiologist recommended I purchase one. It is very simple to use and very handy to have proof of how your heart is behaving.

[meadfoot]

I wouldnt be without mine had it for years very helpful device, my electrophysiologist has me send him readings from it when needed. Go for it you wont be disappointed in it.

[Ossie7]

I’ve been thinking about one myself Corrie but really don’t want to have to pay monthly for ‘membership ‘ to get the unclassified arrhythmias diagnosed . Wondering if it is worth having as a stand alone device without paying for the add one when I have an Apple Watch that will alert if in AF already .

[CDreamer in reply to Ossie7]

It’s worth it as a stand alone because you can download the trace immediately or email to yourself for your records.

[Ossie7 in reply to CDreamer]

thanks CDreamer . May be worth it for me as sounds easier to email to docs etc x

[OldJane]

I have a credit card size Kardia and it is trusted by my EP and arrhythmia nurse and detects AF. Well worth it. Smartphone records the trace and I can email it if needed or show when I visit. I do not pay for a monthly subscription- I don’t need it.

[Ppiman]

I have three kinds in total now. That sounds obsessive, but not really as I already had an Apple Watch...

If you have an Apple iPhone, the Apple Watch is the best in my view as it's with you and easy to use; the Kardia 6L is the next easiest to use and - like the Apple watch - gives only a 30 second ECG graph which you can show to your GP. Yes, you can run it for five minutes, and print off the graph for that long to show your doctor, but it only reports on the first thirty seconds telling you it is AF, PVC, Tachy, Brady, etc.

There's a very different option, somewhat less handy as you need to wear a chest strap or two sticky electrode pads, but which is significantly more advanced than both and thus more useful to a cardiologist or GP. It is made by a company called by Wellue and is called an "ECG Recorder with AI Analysis". It needs a laptop with their free software to use with Wi-Fi. It can take an ECG while you are wearing it for up to 24 hours at a time. The analysis is very detailed indeed - amazingly so, I would say.

Basically, all three work well enough, but the Wellue stands out as it can catch all events over a very long period. If you know you only have AF, then I am not sure having any at all really tells you more than you already know, however. I like them because I have so many ectopic beats that are not AF and get AF only infrequently.

If I was to buy only one, I think it would be the Watch as it is so otherwise useful, next the Wellue, then the Kardia. If you go for the Wellue, search for offers online - I paid £179.00 all told and it came within a week from the manufacturer.

Steve

[Diamondcat in reply to Ppiman]

hi there I am that person on the Kardia advert. I wouldn’t be without my device. It’s easy to use and shows hospital grade ecgs which can be acted on much quicker.

[Ppiman in reply to Diamondcat]

I think they are all useful and, like you, wouldn't be without them. The £10.00/month for the Kardia is wrong, though, in my view and too expensive,

In reality, I should think that a 12-lead ECG with proper body electrodes as used in doctor's surgeries and hospitals provides vastly more useful data than a handheld device ever can. The Kardia also smooths out a vast amount of electrical noise to make the graph readable and, in so doing, I guess loses quite a bit of potentially useful information.

Steve

[Rambler398]

I have both and I prefer the original Kardia. With Kardia 6L I often get interference on the trace. Sometimes I can’t connect at all

[MWIC]

I got a Kardia 6L about a month ago after reading some stuff about it on here and thank his I did as totally speeded up getting in a treatment route - took a number of readings and took to mg appointment with Cardiologist - he asked to see it and looked through the readings and was proof enough for him - ECG done on day perfectly normal as is always the case with me - just wish I’d known about them a few years ago as wasted years in getting diagnosis. I use it everyday in a very chilled way as it also showed me that I don’t always know when I’m having an event so it’s good for me in just keeping an eye on when I get it and how often etc

[Fullofheart]

Yes, it's excellent. I have the less expensive one and I think I got it for about £80 after looking around.I don't use it regularly, just when something feels "different" but it was very useful after cardioversions and ablations to record periods of NSR for the surgeon.

[Bluetonic]

I've had one for about 6 years. They do detect several arythmias , I found out that post ablation I have a propensity to bi-geminy or tri-geminy a couple of days before a virus hits me. Kind of an early warning system.

It can become obsessive though so for about the last 3 years mine has lived at the back of a drawer.

[richard_jw]

My cardiologist recommended one since they could not see my arrhythmia via a holter.

I used ut sitting on a flight when I felt ill. It detected AF.

It had done so on several times before when I was at home. On those occasions the NHS cardiologist did not respond when I emailed the results to him. So I tried a private cardiologist I have seen before. He said that the results did not show AF.

This prompted the NHS guy to agree with him.

I took the latest ECG to my GP and that did get things going.

Bottom line is that even if the device does detect AF and says it has, you need to read the ecg to be sure.

As a result of the last one (on an aircraft) 2 NHS cardiologists disagreed about the Kardia mobile conclusions, but put me on Apixaban anyway.

I suspect that if you have af which is already diagnosed, the Kardia mobile will work fine, but it may be less useful in providing the initial diagnosis.

I think that an implantable loop recorder is more likely to detect AF initially

[Jalia]

I've had my Kardia for years , in fact I'm on my second one ! A great piece of kit. I can highly recommend.

[momist]

+1 for the Kardia.

Just some notes here:

1) The Kardia Mobile single lead uses ultrasound to communicate with your phone or tablet, and many modern high end phones will filter this out as 'noise' and therefore might not work. The Kardia 6L uses Bluetooth and should work OK with any Android or iOS phone. AFAIK other operating systems don't work.

2) You do NOT need to 'subscribe' to anything to use these devices. The ECG produced will be stored on your phone and can also be 'emailed' to any other storage service you might have. I upload mine into a cloud service and can therefore access it on any of my devices, tablet, PC or whatever. Dropbox, Google Drive, anywhere you might already have. The files are not large and won't eat up your storage. You can still pay Kardia for interpretation of the results if you wish to.

3) The company used to have a teaching course on line to help you read the results for yourself, if you are really into that. However, just sending the recordings to your medical team is enough. My EP barely glances at them anyway, and just uses them to confirm what I been telling him. Without the evidence, you might not be believed, especially at the GP's.

[Melchet]

I have had the Kardia Mobile single lead version for six years and can strongly recommend it. You'll need to install the Kardia app on your smart phone to make it work. The Kardia Mobile is on Amazon right now for £79.99 special price. Valuable tool to catch your cardio events and email them to your GP or EP/Cardiologist.

The 24/48/72 ECG holter monitors from the hospital failed to catch my PAF episodes, but the Kardia Mobile did and the ECG printout quality was sufficient for my consultant to confirm a PAF diagnosis. After doing an echocardiogram to confirm heart structure and position of pulmonary veins, he offered me a PVI cryoablation which happened 3 months later. Huge improvement to my QOL and able to come off flecainide and beta blocker.

[Blugene]

l ended up buying an Apple Watch which has a ECG monitor, and an atrial fib alert function. The ECG read out is good can be saved to your phone, and l have emailed it and printed it out for my Cardiologist. Needless to say it is a watch and has lots of other apps and functions.

[Snowgirl65]

Mine works really well -- just changed the battery. I've used it to send quick readings to my EP. I would definitely say it's worth the price.

[Lenaropes]

Love it. I am a retired RN. The quality of the recording is excellent. We got the Kardia mobile, looks like a credit card. Carry it in my wallet. Has enabled great zoom physician visits .

[Lacontie]

I have the Kardia 6L and it works great.

I would say it's very accurate, easy to use and records everything on your phone so you can send a PDF of the results to your doctor if required.

There is no need to subscribe unless you want to add the extra services they supply but I personally do not think that is good value although for some it might be just what they need.

Best £126 ( Amazon offer) I've spent but you can get the single lead one for around £85!

[Corrie12 in reply to Lacontie]

I will not be buying one as I've got to have a pacemaker fitted and you can't use it with them it's a lot of money to waste but thank you x

[Weren]

I use the Kardia 6 lead and find it extremely helpful. I've been using my FitBit Charge for years and the Kardia 6 lead picks up so much more. It's worth it.