It is not clear what the benefits are when my primary communication will be with my cardiologist. More research is needed to understand what the membership provides.
My doctor recommended this product. Even though I have a similar AFib detector on my smart watch, I feel more confident with the Kardia device, than results from my watch.
The KardiaMobile Card is a very convenient device for identifying any of several possible problems with your heart. It provides heart assessments so quickly and easily that there is no reason not to use the device every time you want a reading. For example, it allowed me to see immediately that there was at least a correlation between consumption of alcohol and heart issues on a specific evening. That's important information. On the other hand, I think the explanations for any readings other than "normal sinus rhythm" lack sufficient detail to determine under what circumstances they are normal or need to be taken more seriously. Also, my heart beat tends to be very slow and the device only seems to tell me that it is slow (a reading of "Bradycardia"), rather than tell me how the rhythm is at that slower beat and whether I'm having any problems. Regarding the heart rate reading, my cardiologist indicated that the device averages the readings over a 30-second period, which is fine except that when it includes any beats out of rhythm, which I often have, the gaps after these out-of-rhythm beats cause the average to drop to an artificially low number. All in all, though, so far I'm glad I bought the device.
I purchased this device because it was recommended to me by the tech who gave me a treadmill test. She suggested it because the issue I have with an irregular heartbeat is so intermittent and has not happened during any tests. The only problem with it is my Doctor is asking for a report that is longer than the short EKG provided.