Kardia Mobile Device Can Assist You or Family Member with AFib

The internet of things has just become lifesaving.

There is a new device that has been advertised on television called Kardia Mobile.  Used with an app that you download to your phone, it will take your EKG by placing two fingers of each hand on the device and letting the app read your heart rhythm. 

The app will tell you if it thinks your heart rate is in a normal range or if it thinks you are in AFib, or Atrial Fibrillation, which is an irregular heartbeat that can be dangerous if not treated. 

Even more amazingly, the device will convert that EKG into a PDF file that you can email to your doctor so he or she can see what is going on with you at that very moment. 

In a recent article on MedPageToday, one physician, Dr. Anthony Pearson, described how using the device in his practice has helped him and his patients keep track of when they are going into AFib so that the appropriate action can be taken.   

“We now have an instantaneous patient-controlled method for knowing what his cardiac rhythm is doing and whether he is having symptoms. This knowledge allows me to make more informed treatment decisions,” Pearson said in the article. “When they call the office with palpitations or a sense of being out of rhythm, I can determine within a minute what their rhythm is wherever I am (excluding tropical beaches and mountain tops) or wherever the patient is (for the most part).”

https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/arrhythmias/71622  

While some of his patients pay an additional fee to connect to his network, that is not necessary to record and send the PDF to a doctor if you have the Kardia Mobile device.  

The Kardia Mobile device can be bought on Amazon.com for $99 or for the same price though the manufacturer.  

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