Kardia Mobile ECG. What’s in a name?

The AliveCor Mobile ECG is now Kardia Mobile by AliveCor and the AliveECG app is now the Kardia App.

Why change the name? Kardia is more than just a new brand. Users of Kardia and Kardia Mobile will benefit from new features including:

Support for voice memos to provide subjective context to EKG recordings

  • Integration with Apple’s Health app and Google Fit to fuel more robust, personal heart health reports in addition to EKG recordings
  • An optional subscription service (Kardia Premium) to provide personalized reports and a detailed ECG recording history via the Journal
  • All users will have access to a free Kardia Premium trial through September 30, 2016.In addition to these new features, the new Kardia Band for Apple Watch, will enable you to record your ECG and capture a voice memo discreetly from your wrist. Kardia Band is pending 510K clearance and CE mark, and will be available for purchase later in the year.

Kardia by AliveCor lets you take a proactive role in your heart’s health by giving you the ability to record medical-grade EKGs anytime, anywhere, easily. In just 30 seconds, Kardia shows you whether your heart rhythm is normal or if atrial fibrillation (a leading cause of stroke) is detected in your EKG. Kardia delivers accurate results, and makes it easy to share EKG data with your doctor for analysis and diagnosis. Works with Apple iOS and most Android smartphones and tablets. Requires download of the free Kardia app, available on the App Store and Google Play.

The Kardia by AliveCor can be purchased by visiting www.pmsinstruments.co.uk

Author: Andrew Webb

I am the Managing Director of PMS (Instruments) Ltd a successful UK based medical distribution, service and sales company specialising in cardiovascular equipment.