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Have been having problems with chest pain for quite some time and my pulse rate can go below 60 and sometimes 50bpm. So, coupled with the fact that I don't feel very well, quite tired and exhausted, and having had a 24 hour monitoring ecg that came back clear, I read online of hand held ecg that someone had bought after also getting a clear ecg result. This device was able to illustrate that this person does have a problem with their heart and they were able to convince their doctor of this by showing the results from their device.

This being a positive step to take, just wondering if anyone has any knowledge of these devices and can recommend one that would suitable for this purpose. Cost is a factor but I am wiling to pay the price if it gets me a correct diagnoses or gives me the all clear and eases my mind on this subject..

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Hello, sorry dont have any knowledge of a have held ECG machine. Have you spoken to your GP about your concerns ? Not sure of your level of fitness or age or indeed if you take any drugs or treatment. Do you havea history of low blood pressure?

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Lydia1960 in reply to skid112

Have found my GP very reluctant to hear my concerns, but maybe I should mention this to her. My level of fitness, at 56, is not good, with feelings of exhaustion and general unwellness. Someone suggested I might have chronic fatigue syndrome... ecgs, echocardiogram have come back clear, but these symptoms I am getting, including some chest pain and sometimes low pulse rate, makes me wonder if I might have bradycardia?

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