Atrial Fibrillation… AliveCor (Kardia) Has A Premature Beat Problem: How PVCs and PACs Confuse The Mobile ECG Device 17 Aug 2017 The skeptical cardiologist has many patients who are successfully using their AliveCor/Kardia devices to monitor for episodes of atrial fibrillation (afib). However, a significant number of patients who have had…
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… What Is The Cause of Low Voltage (Unreadable or Unclassified) AliveCor/Kardia Mobile ECG Recordings? 8 Mar 2017 The skeptical cardiologist has had several of his readers submit stories and tracings of AliveCor Mobile ECG recordings which yield unclassified or unreadable recordings. In some cases this is due…
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… 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… AliveCor Is Now Kardia and It Works Well At Identifying Atrial Fibrillation At Home And In Office 29 Mar 2016 I've been using the AliveCor Mobile ECG App/Device to record my patients' heart rhythm in my office for about 6 months now. It has for the most part taken the…
Navigating Treatment Options For Atrial Fibrillation 