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Doctors & patients are saying about 'Beat Your A-Fib'...

"If I had [your book] 10 years ago, it would have saved me 8 years of hell.”

Roy Salmon, Patient, A-Fib Free,
Adelaide, Australia

"This book is incredibly complete and easy-to-understand for anybody. I certainly recommend it for patients who want to know more about atrial fibrillation than what they will learn from doctors...."

Pierre Jaïs, M.D. Professor of Cardiology, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux, France

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Dr. Wilber Su,
Cavanaugh Heart Center, Phoenix, AZ

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Ira David Levin, heart patient,
Rome, Italy

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Walter Kerwin, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Updated Report: Guide to DIY Heart Rate Monitors (HRMs) & Handheld ECG Monitors

Published December 14, 2016

One of our most visited pages on A-Fib.com is our report: Guide to DIY Heart Rate Monitors (HRMs) & Handheld ECG Monitors. Patti and I just completed an update, adding new content and revising others. The report is a starting point for those making a purchase. (There are many good products, so we pared down the list for you.)

Not to be Confused with Optical Fitness Wristbands

The HRM sensors/monitors in this article work by being in contact with the skin. Don’t confuse these with fitness bands like Fitbit that use an optical sensor to shine a light on your skin illuminating your capillaries to measure your pulse.

Our Recommendations of Heart Rate Monitors (HRM)

In the first part, we have updated our recommendations of Heart Rate Monitors (HRM):

♥ Wrist watch monitors with chest sensor bands
♥ Bluetooth app-enabeled sensors for smartphones
♥ Wearable technology with wireless sensors.

Consumer, DIY or ‘Sport’ Heart Rate Monitors (HRM) are designed for runners and other recreational athletes but can be useful to A-Fib patients who want to monitor their heart rate and pulse when exercising or when performing physically demanding activities (i.e., mowing the lawn, climbing stairs, loading and unloading equipment, etc.).

Affordable Handheld Real-Time ECG monitors

The second part is about the emerging new category of affordable Handheld Real-time ECG monitors that let you capture and share your ECGs. We’ve update the reviews for the following and added one new monitor:

♥ Kardia Heart Monitor by AliveCor
♥ The HeartCheck™ PEN handheld ECG device from CardioComm Solutions
♥ PC-80B ECG Monitor (Heal Force or Creative Easy)
♥ BodiMetrics Performance Monitor NEW REVIEW
♥ Handheld ECG Monitor CMS-80A (FaceLake or Contec Medical Systems)

Continue reading…go to our updated report: Guide to DIY Heart Rate Monitors (HRMs) & Handheld ECG Monitors.