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★★★★★
Five Stars
For $99 this led me to a diagnosis and a plan. Cheaper than an ER visit for sure!
Addition: I have read a lot of comments below giving very low ratings and stating the device is inaccurate and it worried them for a week or more until the GP said they didn't have AFib...
First: This is a tool. It can do nothing more than look at the data and look for a pattern and report what it sees. You can mess it up. If you move you can cause false readings. It cannot give you a 100% accurate diagnosis. For that you will need a specialist.
Second: If you get one of these devices, REMEMBER THE FIRST POINT. You bought the device for a reason. Clearly you were concerned about something. If the device is telling you that you have AFib then at least do yourself the favor of going to a specialist. DO NOT go to your GP except for a referral. My GP told me all the wrong things to do. She is a great doc, but certainly was not trained in how to handle AFib.
Third: About the business model. I see comments complaining about the business model. Have any of you been to the ER lately? If you were to follow my GPs advice I'd be more than $5000 in the hole for an ER visit where I would know nothing more than I did before the visit and would have no treatment plan. The device, for its price plus a subscription which I gladly paid for are a fraction of the cost of an ER visit.
This is a tool people. It can help you give a specialist more information. That is it.
Here are the facts on AFib:
People generally don't die from AFib unless they have other pulmonary issues. The biggest problem from AFib is stroke. The recovery from even a MINOR stroke is VERY EXPENSIVE. This $99 tool, plus the subscription probably prevented a stroke in my case. I'm no on a blood thinner and I have a plan for what to do if I have AFib events.
I also learned that there are many things that can contribute to AFib. Sleep Apnea. Diabetes, Excessive weight, diet. Etc. For $99 I think I've made some healthy changes in my life.
June 2018 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase