← Return to Medical devices to monitor heart rhythm (i.e., Alivecor, KardiaMobile)

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@isabelk I also use the Kardia. It shows fib and heart rate, as well as supraventricular ectopy, PVC's. You link it to your phone's Bluetooth using an app on the phone. The Kardia is as long as a credit card and narrower. You put two fingers on either side and watch for 30 seconds. You can also use more leads, which involves placing it on a bare knee.

The Kardia is not continuous. It runs for 30 seconds when you choose to use it. You can use it over and over again. But it is not a device to detect asymptomatic afib over periods of time. For that I get a patch monitor from my doctor (in my case, no hidden afib, I always feel it, so Kardia works for me).

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I also feel Afib the moment it happens. I am using the single lead KARDIA to document intermittent Afib so we can go in for the 2nd ablation. PACs and PVCs are easy to learn to find on the reading of even the low end priced device without paying $11/month to have them tell me something I can learn to read.