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… 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… The Perfect Christmas Gifts for the Palpitating or Hypertensive In Your Life 20 Dec 2015 As December draws ever closer to the twenty-fifth you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile puzzling over the perfect gift for your loved ones. Fear not, for…
Atrial Fibrillation AliveCor Mobile ECG Misidentifies One Patient’s Heart Rhythm 10 Sep 2015 The skeptical cardiologist has been evaluating the AliveCor mobile ECG device for use with a smartphone to detect atrial fibrillation. In my initial post on this I found it to…