KardiaMobile Card is the first and only credit-card-sized personal EKG to be cleared by the FDA. It’s thin and light enough to fit perfectly in your wallet, so you can take it with you anywhere. KardiaMobile Card uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone and record a medical-grade, single-lead EKG in seconds, no WiFi required. KardiaMobile Card can detect AFib, Bradycardia, and Tachycardia, with more determinations available with a KardiaCare membership (such as Sinus Rhythm with PVCs, Sinus Rhythm with Wide QRS, and Sinus Rhythm with SVE)… More here.

Such a brilliant move forward for portable ECG devices. The only concern I see is that it comes with a non-replaceable battery which will give 2 years of typical use. Presume you have to buy another one after?

It’s also a shame that Kardia is a company of two halves; excellent hardware married with an expensive subscription plan which they will relentlessly bug you to upgrade to if you are using the basic plan- it makes the app unusable unless you pay.

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