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… Can The Apple Watch Or Kardia ECG Monitor Detect Heart Attacks? 21 Apr 2019 The skeptical cardiologist recently received this email from a reader: With the new Apple Watch that's out now, people have suggested my husband (who had a heart attack at 36)…
Atrial Fibrillation… Putting The Apple Watch 4 ECG To The Test In Atrial Fibrillation: An Informal Comparison To Kardia 10 Dec 2018 My first patient this morning, a delightful tech-savvy septagenarian with persistent atrial fibrillation told me she had been monitoring her rhythm for the last few days using her Apple Watch…
Atrial Fibrillation… A Review Of The QardioCore ECG Strap From A Patient’s Perspective 30 Sep 2018 One of my patients has been on the cutting edge of personal cardiac monitoring devices and I asked him to share his recent experience with the QardioCore ECG strap. What…
Atrial Fibrillation… Apple’s Alternative Facts And The Giant Watch Restaurant Next Door To AliveCor 15 Sep 2018 As I pointed out Friday, Apple's claim that the ECG sensor on their new Apple Watch 4 (available "later this year") is "the First ECG product offered over the counter…
Atrial Fibrillation… The New Apple Watch 4: Cardiac Accuracy Unknown, “Game-Changing” Benefits Overblown 13 Sep 2018 On February 10, 2014 AliveCor, Inc. announced that its heavily validated personal mobile ECG monitor had received FDA over-the counter clearance. Previously the device, which allows recording of a single-lead…
Atrial Fibrillation… AliveCor Mobile ECG : Ways To Minimize Low Voltage and Unclassified Recordings 14 Apr 2018 Sometimes AliveCor's Mobile ECG device yields unclassified interpretations of recordings. Understandably if you want to know whether your rhythm is normal or atrial fibrillation, the unclassified classification can be very…
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… What Is Behind The Significant Changes In AliveCor’s Kardia Mobile ECG App? 10 Nov 2017 The Skeptical Cardiologist is a strong proponent of empowering patients with atrial fibrillation by utilizing personal cardiac rhythm devices such as Afib Alert or AliveCor's Kardia. I've written about my…
Navigating Treatment Options For Atrial Fibrillation 