KardiaMobile 6-Lead Personal EKG Monitor – Six Views of The Heart – Detects AFib and Irregular Arrhythmias – Instant Results in 30 Seconds – Works with Most Smartphones - FSA/HSA Eligible

Clinical-use EKGs. Get the 6-lead, there's no good reason to get the single lead. Having a 6 lead is an order of magnitude better than just a single lead. If you have any cardiac issues, get this! No debate. Nothing to think about. It's a fantastic, easy-to-use, reliable and CLINICALLY ACCEPTED 6 lead EKG and a very inexpensive price. The battery lasts around a year or more and is easily replaced. It's the CR2016 (same size as the CR2036 but thinner, and may not be as easily found in stores as the more common CR2036 so best to order some online and keep them as back up. The store for like 10 years...) You upload Kardia software to your iPhone/Android and it syncs easily with the device. There's a section for "notes" which you can use the phone's dictation option to dictate notes. Better: buy two. Keep one at home in the medicine cabinet or wherever you store items for quick access, and another for your purse/pocket for when you're traveling or out and about. I've been in the clinical medical device industry for 40 years- this is a great product, that works well, and delivers clinically-valid results to your doctor; it is inexpensive and well made. No reason not to have one if you are dealing with any and all cardiac issues. You don't have to sign up for their service if you have your own cardiologist or GP. The software works with or without a "subscription" (which is really only about having access to a cardiologist who will "read" you EKG and give you a determination.) The software will make a "possible xxx" diagnosis for you. The main point is that you shouldn't be buying this "for the heck of it" or to "see if I've got anything." If you suspect you are having cardiac issues, you should already have gotten you derrière to a doctor, preferably a cardiologist. If you already have consulted with your physician/cardiologist, then you already know - or suspect - what's going on, and you would be following your cardiologists advice from here on out and this is merely gathering additional data for further clinical analysis/study. In either case, the Kardia-generated "possible diagnosis" should confirm what you and your cardiologist already suspect, or at least provide more data for your clinician to make a more accurate diagnosis.

I have an Apple Watch, 2 automatic blood pressure devices that record heart rate, and an oximeter that measures both oxygen concentrations and pulse. I need to know if I am in atrial fibrillation and more importantly - what the ventricular rate is. I had a recent cardiac procedure and for the first time realized that the watch and the blood pressure devices may have been measuring the atrial rate rather than the ventricular rate. The first sign I had of that was my palpable carotid pulse and the oximeter pulse were about half as much as what the watch and BP devices were measuring. The difference between atrial and ventricular rates on a regular 12-lead ECG are obvious. When I heard that Kardia had a 6-lead ECG that was inexpensive and easy to use at home - I decided to try it. The credit card sized device is easy to use. It does take some practice to record smooth wave forms but that is no different than the Apple Watch. 30 second ECGs are recorded and easily converted to PDFs that can immediately be emailed to your doctor or clinic. I was recording and emailing them within 10 minutes of opening the box. I have included an image of an ECG tracing I made on September 15, 2023 showing normal sinus rhythm. The only downsides I have noted so far are minor and they include: 1: Extra services are for sale including additional algorithms for ECG interpretation. I can read ECGs so I did not consider that to be a big issue. It might be for a person who wants more than the very basic readings that do include atrial fibrillation. You can also consult with a Cardiologist through this app for a fee. 2: Deleting ECGs - the app gives you the choice to accept or rerecord ECGs during the initial save step. If you do save - there is no way that I can figure out to delete the files. It is easy to rapidly accumulate a large file of ECGs and I have not figured out how much memory these files are using. There are online instructions on how to delete the files but they do not appear to work for this specific device. 3: Getting used to doing the recording - to do the 6 lead ECG you needs to hold the device between the finger and thumb of your right and left hands and against the knee or ankle area of your left leg. If you waver too drastically the recording is rejected and you have to try again. A 6-lead ECG doesn't have chest leads - all of that information is not there. Regular 12-lead machine run by a tech is less likely to have significant artifacts so signal to noise is greater with a 12-lead ECG. Bundled into the cost of the 12 lead is a more extensive algorithm and a cardiologist read of the tracing. It is also important to remember that the ECG contains a lot of information and expertise interpreting it. In my opinion it is best to use it in collaboration with a physician who is following a known problem or suspects a problem rather than to think that it can be used as an independent diagnostic tool. All things considered this is a very innovative, practical, and easy to use device that produced superior recordings at home that can be used by your personal physicians.

Okay with more than 15 thousand reviews, I’m probably the only person that will read this… but I just had to review it. I was really on the fence about which model to get – the new card, the old single line, or this 6L. The bottom line is this – the 6L gives lots more information than either of the other two, for only about 20 bucks more. It still does single lead readings if you want, but you have the option of doing 6 lead readings, too. Nothing moves on it, the device ‘wakes up’ when you put your left and right fingers or thumbs on the contacts. That connects the circuit, and fires it up. Nothing on the device lets you know it’s awake, but the app does. The app is the same for all of them. It will nag you to purchase a Kardia membership, but I figured three out of 6 possible arrhythmias were good enough… and actually, there’s a 4th. That’s when everything is normal, and it gives you a “Normal Sinus Rhythm”. I like that the device is Bluetooth enabled, so my data’s not going out over WiFi… like the single line version. And what happens when you don’t have WiFi available? You’re sunk, that’s what. The card style is Bluetooth, but you can’t change the battery. This 6L model you can change the battery (CR2016), it doesn’t need WiFi, and it gives a ton more info. Yep, the choice was obvious for me. I had zero trouble setting up. The easy to understand quick start guide said to download the Kardia app, which I did. I turned on my Bluetooth. I launched the app and tapped “Create Account”. When finished, I opened the app and tapped “Record your first EKG”. I put the device on my left knee, and both my thumbs on it. The app showed it initializing, and then started counting down 30 seconds. Done. “Normal Sinus Rhythm” was displayed, along with my EKG tape. No problem using on my wife, either. I love this thing, and I’m so glad I got it. I should never have to pay another dime to Kardia mobile, but I always have the option to, if I want any more of their many services. Hope this helps.

This little device was a godsend. I was having what I thought were intermittent heart palpitations, so I ordered this device, and what a great spend of $100. It was very easy to set up, and the instructions on how to use it were straightforward. I got my ECG reading in less than ten minutes. The readings are recorded as printable and emailable PDFs. I emailed my doctor for her to take a look at it, and she said she didn't see anything alarming. Just that quickly my mind was at ease. I recommend this to every man over fifty, just for the peace of mind; it'll be the best money ever spent.

Powerful Peace of Mind in a Pocket-Sized Device. The KardiaMobile 6L EKG Monitor is an impressive and reliable heart monitor that makes tracking your heart health feel simple, fast, and accessible right from home. For something so small, it delivers a surprisingly professional and reassuring experience. One of the best features is how easy it is to use. Within about 30 seconds, you can take a medical-grade EKG reading using your smartphone, and the six-lead view gives more detailed insight than basic single-lead monitors. It feels empowering to have that level of monitoring without needing bulky equipment or a doctor’s visit every time you want to check your rhythm. The portability is another huge plus. It’s lightweight, compact, and easy to carry in a pocket or bag, making it great for daily use, travel, or quick checks when symptoms pop up. The app is user-friendly and clearly explains readings, which makes it less intimidating even if you’re new to heart monitoring devices. Accuracy and consistency have been very solid in my experience. Being able to save reports and share them with a doctor adds real value, especially for anyone managing heart concerns or wanting extra peace of mind between appointments. The build quality also feels durable and well-designed. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that some advanced features require a subscription, and the app experience can feel a bit limited without it. Also, you do need to position your fingers and device correctly to get the best readings, which can take a little practice at first. Overall, this is a smart, dependable, and incredibly convenient heart monitor that brings medical-grade tracking into your home. A great investment for anyone who wants better insight into their heart health without complicated equipment.

I bought this to have this diagnostic capability at home and in the field. I bought the Kardia unit specifically because it was the only FDA cleared device I found and because I read multiple reviews from cardiologists who liked it. It is easy to use and so far has seemed accurate. I like the capability of doing 6-lead readings, and the potential for field adaptability is huge. However there are a few caveats... One, you must be in a comfortable and relaxed position for an accurate reading. If you are having to actively hold the unit in place or are pressing down on the pads, it will pick up a lot of muscle artifacts just like any other EKG would. Two, if you have mobility, joint, or other range of motion problems it can be difficult to get in a position that allows you to be comfortable and relaxed while simultaneously reaching both fingertip pads and your ankle. I did a few test runs with this unit and shared them with a paramedic and critical care nurse. Both said the quality looked good and agreed with the device's assessment (normal rhythm). I then took it to my next doctor's appointment. The EKG tech looked at it and thought it was pretty cool and seemed to be accurate. Finally I ran this unit at the exact same time the tech ran a full 12-lead on me so I could compare, and the output was a match. So I would say this device is very accurate. I was leery of the app and how much access to the data I would have based on some previous reviews, however I found that it does almost everything that I need without an expensive prescription. I can record my tests and keep a log, export (email / print) the ekg graphs, and the note feature is nice. There are some analyses it does not perform without the subscription, which I find kind of silly - its already in the software and just not enabled, and if something like that is going on with my heart I definitely want to know and not have it withheld. I'm sure its great for some people but I don't need the quarterly cardiologist review, and I don't want my app dumbed-down just because I won't buy a subscription that I don't need. Perhaps Kardia would consider a one-time upgrade to enable the additional rhythms without subscribing to the doctor review. The biggest issue I have is their app constatly berates you to upgrade and buy the subscription service. Its almost difficult to use the app because the in-app advertisements and misleading pages that keep pushing the service on you even after you've told it "no". I really wish they would fix that. Its very frustrating and I almost returned the unit because of this, vut ultimately decided to keep it. I live and work in a remote area, and really bought this device to give me more diagnostic capability in the field. After talking with a few seasoned paramedics including some who do maintenance and repair on professional fire/ems EKG units, I will likely be modifying my Kardia unit to accept standard snap-on EKG leads. I plan to solder button snaps onto each pad, which will allow the limb leads to be placed much more easily and on patients who can't get into the necessary position for whatever reason. More importantly, the third lead can be moved around and although it is one slice at a time I can get a more complete picture of the heart when nothing else is available. I will do a lot of testing afterwards to see if there is any impact to the quality, and yes I know it's not FDA certified for this modificiation etc. but the possibility here is amazing. Kardia if you're reading this: A version of this device that accepts actual wire leads and ideally has more total leads, and which is aimed at professional responders such as myself would be a game changer. For rural areas where volunteers are used extensively this could make a huge difference. I rarely have the fire truck there when I get on scene, and often we're way back in the woods where lugging the equipment over rough terrain is difficult. Most of my gear is self-purchased and I don't have a $20k Physio-control LifePak with me. But I would gladly buy a $200 or $300 portable unit like this out of pocket if it had these features. I would spend another $50 even on this unit if it just had detachable wire leads.

It worked immediately out of the box because I already had the app downloaded to run the 1 lead Kardia monitor. I merely had to check off the use of the 6- lead monitor on my phone in the app. 2- fingers plus my left knee and I had a perfect reading in 30 seconds! Very pleased, especially with the updated screw-to-secure battery box on the 6-lead. The old one was difficult to recover on the 1-lead monitor, and so I had to put the cover on upside-down and tape it with a small paper fold for a bit of extra pressure on the battery. Also, I’m glad to see that all the replacement batteries I purchased for the old one perfectly fit in the new one! I just hope this one lasts longer! It only lasted a few months using it about once a week. One day it just stopped working; I changed the battery, but that was not the problem. I tried bending the battery box pieces ever so slightly with a no go. I’m glad the new one was on special sale or I never could have afforded it!

As a paramedic, I have over two decades of EMS field experience on the street performing 12-lead ECGs on patients in less than ideal situations. Trying to get a clean tracing in diagnostic 12-lead mode without significant artifact is challenging sometimes but we have come up with some tried and true methods. I will not delve into that topic here. I find that this little device does a nice job getting that 6 lead while also filtering out much of the artifact. I use it to try and capture my own arrhythmia in order to better manage it. For $109 this device provides enough information to try and find the possible source of certain symptoms (if you are trained to know what to look for and what questions to ask). Although not as thorough as our $40,000 monitor/defibrillators we carry on the bus (also not as HEAVY) it does a very good job functioning as a simple 3-lead (that actually captures 6-leads since the limb leads double up to provide aVR, aVL and aVF). Back in the day that was all we had. We remembered the lead placements “white right, smoke over fire” and it gave us a Quick Look at rate and rhythm which helps look for premature contractions, escape beats or rhythms (> 3 beats), and AV blocks, among other lethal arrhythmias. Once we started using 12-lead machines it was a game changer, especially in identifying STEMI (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction). Whether or not this device has sufficient sensitivity to reliably show ST elevation or depression, I do not know. If it does, it would only provide an inferior or high lateral view which would still be beneficial if ischemia or infarct is in that area of the heart. This device is actually brilliant. Now can we get this “lightweight” tech into our very expensive and very heavy street units? Specific Review: Pros: lightweight, good filter for artifact, ability to add notes, download to PDF, simple to use. Cons: only 6 leads (but much better than 1 lead), need to add some more instructions for those not in healthcare on skin prep for cleaner tracing. (Other reviewers already commented on using ECG gel or licking fingers for better conductivity between device and skin). It does not provide an interpretation for all possible arrhythmias that the 6L is capable of detecting without a subscription. I think that’s wrong. Many of us in the business can interpret and don’t require it BUT this device is also for those that are not (and I would venture to guess a very large portion of the customer base). Paying for additional information from an online cardiologist is fair when a human is providing their time and expertise. But not for a computer interpretation (which can also be flawed as there are times on the street we discover the computer isn’t always right - humans must double check and know enough to question it). At a minimum the company should offer a low subscription rate for software updates and computer interpretation of additional arrhythmias, in particular lethal arrhythmias. Then charge more for a cardiologist consultation. It should also provide an immediate warning for calling 911. Example: 3rd-degree heart block, SVT or V-Tach with pulses. I have had patients state they were symptomatic for a long time before calling 911. If you are feeling bad you should call 911 however some people need a little extra convincing on the urgency. This can do that. So detecting NSR, tachycardia, bradycardia and A-fib on the free version is not enough. Need to provide large warning for SVT, v-tach with pulses, AV blocks, etc. That will save lives. I can give countless examples of patients that waited too long. This device can make a difference. The question is what is a fair price point to cover the business end and what is the right thing to do simply to help people with a profit motive? Many of us give our time for free to save lives. It all depends on what motivates you. All that being said, I highly recommend this device. I deducted a star for the high subscription fees.

Kardia mobile 6-lead device is better than the single-lead version as it gives a clearer picture of the ECG trace for heart arrythmias. However, the associated Kardia app is not downloadable in Singapore to Android users and the device is useless without the App. The solution is to "sideload" the Kardia app via APK from a number of sites, eg. APKPure. After installing the app, everything works perfectly.

Amazing product. Easy to use. Accurate ECG for me as I have chf with pvcs and af. I also bought the case to keep the unit in. Had it checked by a Medico and they were also impressed. Would recommend to anyone wanting to monitor their heart output. Only thing I submitted one for review and info returned was exactly the same as free analysis so I won't bother with the Clinical review again.

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La differenza più grande tra un dispositivo KardiaMobile e una semplice frequenza cardiaca tracker, è che in realtà acquisisce un ECG, un'immagine del proprio battito cardiaco. Questo è molto simile all'ECG che si riceve dal proprio medico, solo una versione semplificata. Kardia Mobile utilizza l'ECG per identificare una fibrillazione atriale. Entro pochi secondi, il dispositivo può inviare una risposta automatica per farci sapere se il ritmo cardiaco è normale o se siamo in fibrillazione atriale. Le immagini o le strisce che il dispositivo registra ci appartengono. Se lo si desidera, si può anche inviare una copia delle immagini al proprio medico per un'ulteriore revisione. Kardia Mobile è lungo circa 3 pollici, abbastanza piccolo da poter essere facilmente portato in tasca o addirittura attaccato al retro del proprio smartphone. Sul dispositivo è presente un punto dove appoggiare le dita se si avvertono sintomi. L'accessorio trasmette quindi all'app Kardia sullo smartphone per fornire i risultati dell'ECG, che in genere richiede circa 30 secondi. Nella versione 6L che ho acquistato è possibile eseguire un ECG a 6 derivazioni del ritmo cardiaco, che è molto più accurato dell'ECG a derivazione singola disponibile sul Kardia Mobile originale. Ha dimensioni simili all'originale Kardia Mobile. Il vantaggio delle 6 derivazioni è quello di avere un quadro più accurato del ritmo cardiaco e una migliore capacità di diagnosticare un ritmo cardiaco anomalo. Avere 6 derivazioni significa che il dispositivo può osservare il ritmo cardiaco da 6 diverse angolazioni. I dati clinici supportano una precisione del 95%; con il Kardia Mobile, si ottengono ECG di migliore qualità appoggiando il sensore su un oggetto fermo, come un tavolo, e appoggiando poi le dita. Non tenere MAI il dispositivo tra le mani. C'è anche un servizio di abbonamento opzionale disponibile per chi possiede un prodotto Kardia come me; nell'opzionale servizio di abbonamento, si ottiene archiviazione cloud illimitata di ECG, un rapporto mensile personalizzato inviato a casa propria e monitoraggio dei farmaci. Ci sono molte fantastiche funzionalità comunque nell'app come l'analisi istantanea dell'ECG e l'invio illimitato di ECG via e-mail. CONCLUSIONI: Nel complesso, ritengo che il Kardia Mobile e Kardia Mobile 6L sono ottimi prodotti per il monitoraggio domiciliare della fibrillazione atriale di un paziente. Come ho affermato sopra, poiché la fibrillazione atriale è una condizione a lungo termine, è ottimo per i pazienti avere qualcosa a casa per monitorare i loro sintomi a lungo termine. Eventuali limitazioni dell'attuale algoritmo Kardia possono essere risolte chiedendo al medico di esaminare le strisce ECG ottenute dal dispositivo. Quando si tratta di monitoraggio di fibrillazione atriale, ritengo che i dispositivi Kardia siano i migliori monitor ECG domestici disponibili per i pazienti.

Funciona extraordinariamente bien. Antes usaba un smartwatch de Samsung y este dispositivo le da mil vueltas por facilidad de uso y calidad del resultado. El interfaz de la app en el móvil es un poco lioso y muy orientado a que te saques una suscripción, pero con no hacer caso, asunto arreglado. Este modelo cuesta poco más que el básico y tiene mejor funcionalidad, además de funcionar con bluetooth. El básico creo que no soporta BT, aunque podría equivocarme.