Features:

  • EKG ON THE GO: Take unlimited medical-grade EKGs anytime, anywhere. No subscription required.
  • EKG HISTORY: Store your EKGs on your phone, and email to your doctor with the press of a button.
  • TRUSTED BY DOCTORS: FDA-Cleared to detect Atrial Fibrillation, Bradycardia, Tachycardia or Normal Heart Rhythm in 30 seconds.
  • EASY TO USE: Simply place your fingers on the sensors—no wires, patches or gels required.
  • Works with most smartphones & tablets. See compatible devices below. Not recommended for use with pacemakers and ICDs.
Excellent diagnostic tool that you have when you might really, really need one!

This device appears to be a very well-thought-out one trick pony. IF you don't have heart issues, you don't need it. BUT, should you have ongoing, infrequent, or just random heart problems, it's a wonderful tool to have. After a double bypass last August, I received a visit from AFIB. Not welcome. But in the ICU folks recognize it fast and deal with it fast. I thought that was a one-time visit, but now, the AFIB visited last week after all those months. Waking up with AFIB is NOT welcome, and the cardiologist I saw 4 hours later recommended this device. So, I've had and used it for all of 5 days, thankfully not when AFIB visits. It works as advertised, takes an ECG in 30 seconds and emails a PDF to your specified email. I'm using it once a day, and will take a thumb drive with the PDFs to the cardiologist office when I see her next. Only drawback is that my iPhone SE with the unit stuck on back won't fit in any case that I know of. I may have to modify my old case to accommodate the pads on back. I'm happy to have this unit, and really hope that a-hole AFIB stays away for a lot longer.

UPDATE - Premium account is no longer required for storage of your readings!!!

UPDATE from 1 star to 5: It appears that all of the complaints about the inability to store readings on your local device / the requirement of a "premium" account to store readings online finally got through. The latest update of the Omron Connect app (version 5.6.0 released 4/22/19) FINALLY allows for the KardiaMobile readings to be stored on your local device...no Premium account required unless you want to have online storage. My KardiaMobile is now a device that provides the benefits I thought I was getting when I originally purchased it. Anyone who bought a KardiaMobile and tossed it aside because of frustration with the app "premium" requirement needs to download the latest version and resurrect your device. PRIOR REVIEW: First things first - the KardiaMobile device appears to work well. No complaints there. The scam is in the account requirement. In order to store readings after the 12 day introductory period, a "premium" account costing $9.99 per month is required. The sales pitch is that the "premium" account provides unlimited storage, monthly summary reports, and medication tracking. I have no need for monthly summary reports, medication tracking, and unlimited storage - only storage for the most recent "X" number of readings so that they are available for a short period of time. At the end of the introductory period I now have the first 12 readings stored...that's fine - provide a free account that stores the most recent 12 readings in a "first-in-first-out" rotation. Don't charge me $100 for a device that ultimately has limited utility if I don't pay an extortion fee of an additional $120 per year. Fix your customer service model. As an additional side note - I also have an Omron blood pressure monitor. A few weeks ago the Omron app for the blood pressure monitor was discontinued and I was required to "upgrade" to the new app which also happens to be the one that supports the KardiaMobile device. Oddly enough, I get unlimited free storage of my blood pressure readings without being required to pay for a "premium" account. Go figure...

I get better conduction by spraying hand sanitizer on fingers prior to ...

Clever device.I MONITOR rhythm strip daily and send abnormal results to my cardiologist,electrophysiologist,for review to see frequency of atrial fibrillation .I get better conduction by spraying hand sanitizer on fingers prior to starting tracing . STUART FRANK,MD,FACG

Sturdy, accurate, portable, and convenient way to track your heart

A cardiologist recommended buying this to track my atrial fibrillation. He noted that this device seems pretty accurate. I continue to use it after my persistent atrial fib was resolved with an ablation. I have great peace of mind each day when it reports "no abnormalities detected". (Prior to the ablation, it consistently read either "unclassifiable" or "possible fibrillation".) If I chose, I could send the reports to my cardiologist; we might later decide to do this. I needn't have worried about how securely the device fits on my i-phone. It sticks to the back of my Otterback case and I don't think I could ever pry it off.

May Have Saved My Life - Picked up A-Fib

[FLASH] The FDA this week (late November 2017) has approved the use of the sister product AliveCor "Kardia Band" for Apple Watch (likely version 1 or greater). It is a replacement for your Apple Watch wrist band and does the exact same thing as this "Kardia Mobile" device. It also has software they claim will constantly monitor for AFib. Requires the monthly AliveCor subscription. Review.. of Kardia Band I had atrial fibrillation (AFib/AF) a few years ago and bought the Kardia to monitor myself occasionally. The device sat in my drawer for 4 months since nothing was ever wrong. Two days ago I noticed I was "winded" (out of breath) much more easily than usual. So.. I read that shortness of breath is a warning sign of heart failure. I was on the fence as to whether i should call a doctor or just ignore. I got comfortable in my recliner and used my AliveCor Kardia device. After 30 seconds, I see "Possible Atrial Fibrillation" and a resting heart beat of 150bpm (normal for me is 55bpm). Wow! I called my cardiologist and went in for a checkup. Sure enough, I was in A-Fib. The doctor said, "How did you know to come in today?" I showed the Kardia device to the cardiologist and we ran the 30 second test (including reviewing the PDF file of the test results the device emailed me). He was dumbfounded. "We provide a unit like this, but it is $2000). A second cardiologist four flights above (the one who fixed me two hours later) said he heard about the device from downstairs and wanted to see it. Two hours later (and $3000 poorer) I was patched up good as new. ($3000 buys you a discounted 32 channel EKG (Kardia is 1 channel), a Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) to make sure I had no clots, followed by a Cardioversion (heart "reboot"). Now I feel great (except in wallet).

Well worth the price!

I am a retired physician who has a strong family history of cardiac arrhythmias. I wanted a way to check my rhythm strip if I suddenly felt palpitations or had other acute cardiac symptoms. This device works really well as long as you follow the caveats others have mentioned. Keep your body loose and don't flex the muscles in your arms. Rest your fingers on the pad. I get a totally clean rhythm strip on my iPhone if I follow these steps. Well worth the price when one considers the cost and time spent on a trip to the ER.

Afib detection fantastic

I have written very few reviews for products, but I believe strongly that Kardia is an excellent tool for people with Afib. I have been using Kardia for a year and it is essential to my heart health. I can only speak to using Kardia with my Afib. For most of the year, I was in AFib and refused to get cardioconverted — Kardia confirmed my Afib consistently and even with my 82 year old mother. Then, once I was converted I saw through Kardia how my heart rhythm would change. My doctor did not think I would stay in sinus rhythm after my conversion because my heart had been out of rhythm for so long. He said I had a 40%chance that the conversion would work and keep me in rhythm. He said that over time, sinus rhythm begets sinus rhythm, and Afib begets Afib— so chances my heart would continue to beat properly we’re slim. I believe that by using kardia consistently, I have figured out several of my Afib triggers and I have avoided cardio conversion every time, as well as avoiding having an ablation. I alwAys have the Kardia unit with me and check my heart rhythm twice a day. And, if I feel “off” I check it immediately. I have learned several of my Afib triggers — such as not using my C-pap machine, what stressful situations precipitate Afib, excess sugar, too much alcohol - and specifically what alcohol, too much red meat, being dehydrated, and over eating. I also learned that drinking lots of camomile tea has seemed to help me self-convert back in rhythm. Over the past six months since my heart was converted, I have been in Afib for no more than 48 hours at a time — six or seven times. I believe that by knowing when my heart rhythm is off, I can be proactive with camomile tea and de stressing which together have gotten me back in sinus rhythm. Once, when I almost exceeded the 48 hour limit in Afib my doctor had put on me for a conversion, i sent his office an email of the Kardia reading. They were amazed at the accuracy and found it very helpful. I think it also helps when Readings are taken properly according to the directions.

AliveCor Kardia Mobile saved my cousins life!!!!

Wonderful to have a tool to be able to record your heart rhythm. I used it on my cousin one night and found his rate was 144 and in A Fib. Which prompted him to get more tests and found he had blocked coronary arteries and had quadruple bypass!!! Saved his life. He was completely asymptomatic and had a pre op eye surgery stress test a few months earlier and passed with nothing noted!! Thanks Kardia, you saved at least one life!! Love this device!! It so small and compact I carry it in my small zipper of my purse just in case someone in the family is not feeling right. Its not a doctor but can alarm you to get in touch with your doctor. GREAT DEVICE!!! Thanks!

Five Stars

For $99 this led me to a diagnosis and a plan. Cheaper than an ER visit for sure! Addition: I have read a lot of comments below giving very low ratings and stating the device is inaccurate and it worried them for a week or more until the GP said they didn't have AFib... First: This is a tool. It can do nothing more than look at the data and look for a pattern and report what it sees. You can mess it up. If you move you can cause false readings. It cannot give you a 100% accurate diagnosis. For that you will need a specialist. Second: If you get one of these devices, REMEMBER THE FIRST POINT. You bought the device for a reason. Clearly you were concerned about something. If the device is telling you that you have AFib then at least do yourself the favor of going to a specialist. DO NOT go to your GP except for a referral. My GP told me all the wrong things to do. She is a great doc, but certainly was not trained in how to handle AFib. Third: About the business model. I see comments complaining about the business model. Have any of you been to the ER lately? If you were to follow my GPs advice I'd be more than $5000 in the hole for an ER visit where I would know nothing more than I did before the visit and would have no treatment plan. The device, for its price plus a subscription which I gladly paid for are a fraction of the cost of an ER visit. This is a tool people. It can help you give a specialist more information. That is it. Here are the facts on AFib: People generally don't die from AFib unless they have other pulmonary issues. The biggest problem from AFib is stroke. The recovery from even a MINOR stroke is VERY EXPENSIVE. This $99 tool, plus the subscription probably prevented a stroke in my case. I'm no on a blood thinner and I have a plan for what to do if I have AFib events. I also learned that there are many things that can contribute to AFib. Sleep Apnea. Diabetes, Excessive weight, diet. Etc. For $99 I think I've made some healthy changes in my life.

It does what it was designed to do

This device does exactly what it was designed to do. It provides an accurate cardiac rhythm strip. As a physician with some additional training in electrocardiography, I found the device very helpful in evaluating my own symptomatic cardiac rhythm disturbance. Since I’m not foolish enough to be my own physician, I submitted the strips to my internist and then my cardiologist, providing corroborative evidence in their diagnosis of my cardiac rhythm disturbance. As a result, I received a pacemaker which resulted in a dramatic improvement in my quality of life. At one point, the device stopped working, but the AliveCor support team was able to provide by email instructions for a correction, and it has worked fine since. Although the optional subscription service stores your tracings you can still keep the results without a subscription by emailing them to yourself as each one is recorded and place them in your own file. If need be, they can then be printed or transferred electronically to your physician. Regarding use of this device by individuals without a medical background, if you have any suspicious symptoms, see your physician. Do not rely on this device alone. That said, if you are symptom free but simply want to use this for screening for disorders such as atrial fibrillation, it could be useful though any suspected abnormality would still need to be confirmed by your physician. Conceivably it could pick up a serious disorder, but it is also possible that an artifact or false positive could end up wasting your time and that of your physician, but then that is often the nature of screening tests. If used judiciously, I would definitely recommend it.

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