A low budget DIY Holter Monitor
I bought this because I was recently diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia with exercise. I got an ICD implant and am on beta blockers. The BB should keep the VT arrhythmias down, but there is no real good way to know they are working in the wild, especially with months between stress test check-ups.<br /><br />I am happy to report that this cheap Chinese ECG is working well for me and is giving me the readings I want. I bought new 3M electrode pads (recommendation below) and electrode gel. I don't think this product is for quick casual use, although it can be. I set it up with the electrodes on my chest, do light exercise for 45 minutes, and then looks at the results for anomalies. I use the "lead I" measurement with three leads on my chest (see manual appendix 1 #3). This is giving me a reliable Lead 1 reading. The software is not going to win any awards and it only works in Windows, but it is surprisingly better than I expected. I have hill walks that have lasted hours and it finds all the anomalies for me after importing the data into the computer. I can zoom in to the anomalies and print out ECG strips for my cardiologist. As others have said, read the manual and practice importing to the software. It does work well with patience.  I got mine for $165 from another source, but I got the electrodes and gel from amazon. That seems to be the going price.
Rating: 5 stars