EMAY 6L Portable ECG Monitor | Record ECG and Heart Rate in 6 Channels | Compatible with Smartphone and PC | No Subscription Required

I’ve had a history of rare bouts of PVC’s for decades. Having worn holter monitors a couple times and gone through multiple tests they were determined to be nothing to worry about. When it happens though you can feel it and always tends to make me wonder what’s going on for sure.More recently, being a few years recovered from a blockage caused heart attack, I’ve found the rare periods of PVC’s to be quite concerning. My cardiologist’s nurse mentioned they now have handheld ECG devices that can help provide data to the Dr. on the random rare event issues that only tend to last for a few minutes to an hour or so at most but won’t necessarily show up at the DR’s office.I purchased the Emay-6, having talked to a relative that has a similar unit of a different brand without a display. She hates the app for that device, and the way you go about trying to get and look at readings.So far I really like the Emay 6l. There is a bit of a learning curve regarding how to hold it without causing garbage readings, but once you get the hang of it the results are well worth it. You have to use a somewhat relaxed thumb pressure on the unit while seated. You also can’t move around during the reading period (I use the 30 seconds setting).Knowing that a weight workout in the morning following a couple cups a coffee but no food often triggers PVC’s in me, I proceeded to do just that. I then sat on a bench and took a reading when I felt my heart start feeling weird. The Emay flagged it as PVC’s, which is what I was expecting and it gave me peace of mind knowing it just just normal stuff for me and not necessarily something new.You can look over your recordings on the Emay itself, or download to the app, or better yet your PC if you want to more easily look over the different graphs. It also gives you something to send to the doctor, or carry with you to their office when discussing concerns, or events with your heart. All in all, it provides good data, which along with things like self taken blood pressure etc. can help in figuring out good health plans with your doctor.

I got this back in December 23' as a holiday gift for my folks, shortly after Emay contacted me to ask how the reader was working and I told them I couldn't say because we haven't really had the results verified by my folks doctors, and I would respond with a review later on. Well we finally got into see the cardiologist and they did their own ECG using their own equipment and I shared with them the results we have gotten over a period of months with the Emay reader and the Cardiologist was amused.From what the cardiologist said is that readings are, or appear to be accurate, however the readings should not be relied upon without a doctors interpretation because every patient has a unique medical history and blood pressure also plays a role, so it was recommended that if you use this device you should also use it in conjunction with a blood pressure and oxygen reader and keep logs as it will help establish a history and assist in determination of issues during that history, in short its a neat little device and is as dependable as any blood pressure or oxygen reader in the professional home health care market. The doctor was adamant that it should not be used as a replacement device for professional hospital equipment, however she was impressed with the technology.In real world home healthcare applications the elderly may require assistance in using this device especially those with muscle control, mental health, or mobility issues, they have difficulty keeping their thumbs on the pads while holding it to their leg, it would be better if Emay offered an option to place a lead on the leg to the device as my patients have trouble holding it to their leg while trying to apply their thumbs to the pads at the same time. It might take several attempts to assist a patient to get even a decent reading, I suggest taking three readings so you can compare the results to find the most accurate reading.Do I recommend the Emay ECG reader, the simple answer is YES. The technology works and impressed our Cardiologist but you should use it with a blood pressure and oxygen reader and keep logs. We test about once or twice a month and we notice it makes the patient feel more at ease that their vitals are being observed and giving your patient attention, care, and peace of mind is priceless. 5*****Stars