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1 HN user recommended this in 2014, in one comment.
20072026
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Medical Real Handheld Portable Monitor
Amazon's catalog no longer lists this product (checked 2026-11-02). The name comes from the link HN users posted.
the technology is very simple and very old so without knowing what sort of machines they are (if they are like [1] then they are more for monitoring abberant rhythms than detecting infarcts or ischaemia - it doesn't have enough leads to properly detect a heart attack) they may do an ok job; the real question is of benefit. There is little benefit to be obtained from regular ECG in an otherwise healthy person. You can't/shouldn't perform a home exercise stress test as you need to be in a hospital environment so that you could be resuscitated if things go badly.
For data collection or your own interest, a proper 12 lead ECG is a great reference item; but again if the machine is like [1] you are only going to get this simple trace that doesn't tell you much; even serial ECG's on a normal healthy patient (or even someone with moderate heart disease) will be almost perfectly normal day to day, month to month at rest.
So I would be inclined to suggest that it is a bit of a waste of money from any attempt at home diagnostics, however if you were concerned about your cardiovascular risk you should discuss it with your doctor.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Medical-Real-Handheld-Portable-Monitor...