KardiaMobile 6L EKG Monitor, Medical-Grade, FDA-Cleared Heart Monitor, 6 Views of The Heart, Results in 30 Seconds, Unlimited Recordings, Works with Smartphones, HSA&FSA Eligible, Pocket-Size

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.

This is a device trusted by a cardiologist I know, which was the main reason I chose it. It’s very practical and fast, making it easy to record an ECG whenever needed. Especially useful for people with heart rhythm disorders. Simple, reliable, and reassuring to have.

This thing is spot on and recorded my data to show my GP. Easy to set up and use too

It’s pretty straightforward and easy to use, certainly less expensive than an Apple Watch, which was my other option, but then again the watch can tell time. The drawback to this is, of course, it’s not as accurate as the fancy ones at the hospital, so when the unit indicated I had Atrial Fibrillation it turned out to be something different. Still, it’s pretty amazing for the price. Overall a good little unit.

This KardiaMobile 6-Lead EKG Monitor works really well! It’s simple to use, just open the app on your phone, place the device on your thigh, and it gives a full 6-lead EKG reading. It’s convenient, quick, and gives me peace of mind knowing I can monitor my heart health anytime. Highly recommend for personal use!

As a heart monitor, the Kardia 6L is excellent for tracking your heart. This machine told me I had aFib when the doctor could never find it. As soon as I felt the symptom, I put my Kardia6L to work and it showed me. There is one downside, no Support! My battery ran out. I changed it according to directions and it still doesn’t work. I’ve called the company several times. I’ve been on hold so long that I forgot I was on hold. I asked for a call back two weeks ago and I still don’t have it. Buy the insurance that Amazon offers.

Make sure your phone is on their compatibility list! Works well but sometimes is hard to get a reading on the six-lead mode. I found that a little bit of water on the leg/ankle lead solves that problem. It doesn't come with a case but there are a lot of hardshell cases (remind me of some glasses cases, but smaller). I tuck it into there as well as a couple of single-use dry eye saline drops (I can use the drops for my eyes or to wet my knee or ankle). My cardiologist recommended this! It's a great device with more data precision than a watch-based EKG.