Does anyone have a recommendation for a portable EKG monitor. As a former pacemaker/defib rep I have a good appreciation for the heart and a good understanding of it electrically. I have a few reasons for the devices but regardless it is going to be important to clearly distinguish if a p-wave is present or not. I have been searching for the past few years, really since I left pacing but I have always come up empty until now. Now I see a couple of devices including:
The AliveCor Kardia Mobile has the most reviews, but after seeing the following glaring mistake in the marketing I really don’t know if I can’t trust any of the reviews nor the device. Does anyone have experience with this specific device. If you place it down on a desk and are steady can you get a clear EKG?
Other two options are the Heal Force Prince which seems like given the 3-leads could be promising but zero reviews and they can’t even display a simple waveform in the marketing. BodiMetrics device, still 2-leads marketing indicates clear waveform, but pricey. Customer images show shaky EKG at best.
I have and use the AliveCor device. It was recommended by my electrophysiologist. He seems pleased with the quality of the readings, and he’s used it to diagnosis some benign arrhythmias. It’s pretty cheap and bulletproof.
If it is good enough for your EP it is probably good enough for me. Thanks for the feedback 
Still have the original case model (for iPhone 4s), back before FDA approval days…and it was pretty good if you hold it steady and sitting against something solid. Took readings solely with the finger method…the hold on chest and on leg methods did not work for me.
Newer versions of the app still work on my case, and seems to be slightly easier to get a good reading, but I have not used it in a while as I’m not doing much remote medical support nowadays.
What is the big marketing error that you speak of?
Still have the original case model (for iPhone 4s), back before FDA approval days…and it was pretty good if you hold it steady and sitting against something solid. Took readings solely with the finger method…the hold on chest and on leg methods did not work for me.
Newer versions of the app still work on my case, and seems to be slightly easier to get a good reading, but I have not used it in a while as I’m not doing much remote medical support nowadays.
What is the big marketing error that you speak of?
That patient ekg on the marketing shot is definitely not atrial fib. They have it labeled as possible. I am sure the average buyer wouldn’t know the difference but still makes me take pause.
Here’s a fairly extensive review site on some portable ecg/ekg machines: https://www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/~grier/Comparison-handheld-ECG-EKG.html
I can read ecg’s (former cardiac nurse), so I would be inclined to get the heal force. It’s nice that it is 3 lead and can store 10 hrs, so like a holter. The software seems good. I like the calipers.
I’ve had some occasional arrhythmia’s (never while I’m at work, otherwise I would just have a friend hook me up to a monitor), so I might just pick one up myself.
Here’s a fairly extensive review site on some portable ecg/ekg machines: https://www.ndsu.edu/...andheld-ECG-EKG.html
I can read ecg’s (former cardiac nurse), so I would be inclined to get the heal force. It’s nice that it is 3 lead and can store 10 hrs, so like a holter. The software seems good. I like the calipers.
I’ve had some occasional arrhythmia’s (never while I’m at work, otherwise I would just have a friend hook me up to a monitor), so I might just pick one up myself.
Dynamite, and this is why I love ST. Going to totally geek out to this tonight. Thanks so much for this.