Atrial Fibrillation… AfibAlert Versus AliveCor/Kardia: Which Mobile ECG Device Is Best At Accurately Identifying Atrial Fibrillation? 10 May 2017 The skeptical cardiologist has been testing the comparative accuracy of two hand-held mobile ECG devices in his office over the last month. I've written extensively about my experience with the AliveCor/Kardia (ACK)…
Atrial Fibrillation… How Well Does The AfibAlert Remote Hand-Held Automatic ECG Device Work For Detection of Atrial Fibrillation? 26 Mar 2017 I've been evaluating the ability of a mobile hand-held ECG device called AfibAlert to detect atrial fibrillation for the last few weeks. I found that the device made very reliable and consistent recordings…
Atrial Fibrillation… Has The Digoxin Death Knell Sounded: Farewell To Foxglove? 20 Mar 2017 The skeptical cardiologist is fascinated by the cardiac drug digoxin and the plant from which it is derived, the foxglove. I wrote about "foxglove equipoise" in a previous post, touching on…
Atrial Fibrillation… Do NOT Rely on AF Detect Smartphone App To Diagnose Atrial fibrillation 19 Feb 2017 I'm writing this brief post as a warning to any individuals who have purchased the smartphone app AF Detect (screen shot below from Apple app store.) It is not a…
Atrial Fibrillation… Sustained Atrial Fibrillation or Not: The Vagaries and Inaccuracies of AliveCor/Kardia and Computer Interpretation of ECG Rhythm 15 Feb 2017 The skeptical cardiologist has often sung the praises of the AliveCor Mobile ECG for home and office heart rhythm monitoring (see here and here.) However, there is a significant rate…
Atrial Fibrillation… AliveCor Mobile ECG Update: Successes and Failures 27 Nov 2016 The AliveCor/Kardia mobile ECG device is a really nifty way to monitor your heart rhythm. Since acquiring the third generation device (which sits within or on my iPhone case and communicates…
Atrial Fibrillation They Were in Normal Sinus Rhythm for Halloween 1 Nov 2016 The skeptical cardiologist likes to see his afib patients stay in the normal rhythm (normal sinus rhythm) after they are cardioverted. On Halloween here in the office at Cardiac Specialists…
Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Time For A Team Approach? 14 Jul 2016 For many proceduralists in medicine and surgery, there is a tendency to overestimate the value and underestimate the risk of the intervention that they perform. This factor, plus the current medical…
Atrial Fibrillation… Getting To The Heart Of Father’s Day 19 Jun 2016 The skeptical cardiologist received an email from the folks at AliveCor a few days ago with the subject line: Dad's heart matters - Kardia Mobile for Dad will give you…
Atrial Fibrillation Cardiac Care Revealed On Celebrity Cruise Lines: Afibbers Fear Not 14 Apr 2016 In a previous post, the skeptical cardiologist was dealing with a patient about to embark on a 16 day cruise through the Panama Canal who was having frequent episodes of atrial…
Navigating Treatment Options For Atrial Fibrillation 