amiodarone… Enlightened Medical Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Part I. Amiodarone, Kardia And Cardioversions 26 May 2019 The skeptical cardiologist is a firm believer in the benefit of maintaining normal rhythm in most patients who develop atrial fibrillation (AF, see here.) Sometimes this can be accomplished by…
Atrial Fibrillation… A Guide To Using Apple Watch and Kardia ECG devices-What They Can and Can’t Do 30 Apr 2019 Many patients (and perhaps physicians) are confused as to how best to utilize personal ECG devices. I received this question illustrating such confusion from a reader recently: I first came…
Atrial Fibrillation… Apple Heart Study: Despite The Ballyhoo, No Benefits Demonstrated, Harms Not Measured 16 Mar 2019 The results of the Apple Heart Study, were presented this morning at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions amid intense media scrutiny. The AHS is a "prospective, single arm…
Atrial Fibrillation… Apple Watch Fails To Notify Patient Of 3 Hour Episode Of Rapid Atrial Fibrillation 13 Dec 2018 Apple claims that its Apple Watch can detect atrial fibrillation (AF) and appropriately notify the wearer when it suspects AF. This claim comes with many caveats on their website: Apparently…
Atrial Fibrillation… AliveCor’s Mobile ECG With Kardia Pro Is Eliminating Any Need For Short or Long Term Cadiac Monitors For Most of My Afib patients: A Tale of Four Cardioversions 21 Oct 2018 I described in detail in March (see here) my early experience in utilizing AliveCor's KardiaMobile ECG device in conjunction with their Kardia Pro cloud service to monitor my patient's with…
Atrial Fibrillation Why I Favor The Early Restoration and Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm In Most Patients With Atrial Fibrillation 2 Jul 2018 When your heart stops beating synchronously and goes into atrial fibrillation all sorts of bad things begin happening. The normal mechanisms for controlling how fast your heart is beating are…
Atrial Fibrillation… Can AliveCor’s Mobile ECG Device Combined With Its Kardia Pro Cloud-Based Platform Replace Standard Long Term Rhythm Monitors? 7 Mar 2018 In March of 2017 AliveCor introduced Kardia Pro, a cloud-based software platform that allows physicians to monitor patients who use the Kardia mobile ECG device. I have been utilizing the…
Atrial Fibrillation… Kardia’s Fascinating SmartRhythm For Apple Watch Is Very Cool: Will It Allow Personal Atrial Fibrillation Detection? 9 Dec 2017 The KardiaBand for Apple Watch from AliveCor has delivered on its unique promise of a medical grade single lead ECG recording made by placing your thumb on your wristwatch band.…
Atrial Fibrillation… AliveCor’s Kardia Band Is Now Available: Mobile ECG On Your Apple Watch 30 Nov 2017 AliveCor has finally gotten approval from the FDA to release its Kardia Band in the United States. The skeptical cardiologist is quite excited to get his hands (or wrist) on…
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease… Is Chocolate Good For The Heart? 18 Nov 2017 While in Paris recently, allegedly researching the French Paradox, the skeptical cardiologist and his Eternal Fiancee' participated in a Food Tour (Paris By Mouth). Along with 2 other American couples,…
Navigating Treatment Options For Atrial Fibrillation 