The PM10 will alert you to major heart rate abnormalities, reporting “bradycardia,” “normal rhythm” or “tachycardia” after monitoring for 10 seconds. Certain conditions are associated with abnormal heart rates – such as when you are in atrial fibrillation (AF), or feeling palpitations.
I can't really think of anything good to say about this product. I initially purchased this item as a general device to keep an eye on my heart health as I had discovered it could report on more potential heart issues than most similar devices, such as ST elevation and depression. This proved to be the case, because it advised me I had possible ST depression and (from my own interpretation) possible high potassium . Of course I took this seriously and went for a full ECG at the Doctors. The full ECG showed no sign of ST depression or High potassium. In fact the real ECG could not have been more different. This was not a one off issue either, I took readings from various locations over multiple days before and after the full ECG and it still reports incorrectly.
Add all this to the more or less non existent support from manufacturer, poor documentation and software and you have a bit of a disaster.
I wasn't expecting miracles but I did expect it to give a reasonably accurate reading. In my opinion, this device is nothing more than a toy and should not be taken seriously. It might be useful for simple arrhythmia's but even that I wouldn't trust it for.
Take my advice...look elsewhere.
Very impressed with the quality of the readout from this little monitor . Ability to view on pc after downloading softwaree makes it useful for capturing and diagnosing transient arrythmias , clear view of p waves etc . The software link is not easy to find on the accompanying sheet , For some reason the review page won't allow me to give the relavant link but search for download address for pm10 on contec webpage . The identity no if asked for is 496887.
Picks up like normal ECG. Some diagnoses appear on screen. Good for people with established heart diseases. You need an app to connect it to a computer if you require one, but can be used without. Dr. Muthu MBBS, FRCSE. Good luck.
Fantastic product I suffer Tachycardia and this allows me to take ecg readings to my dr and take reading when i have palpitations, can download to phone or pc/mac .