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Non-Invasive Diagnostic
Procedures
Holter Monitor
A holter monitor is used to detect irregular,
fast or slow heart rhythms. A patient wears
the small, battery-operated recorder for 24
to 72 hours of normal activity. Electrodes
attached to the patient’s chest connect
to the recorder, which collects EKG information
for 24 hours. A cardiovascular specialist
later analyzes the full 24 hours of data on
a computer and prints the results for the
physician to interpret.
Specialty Holter Monitoring
30 Day Event Monitor - Your physician may
feel you need to wear a holter monitor for
more than 24 – 72 hours to make sure
any suspected arrhythmias are recorded. The
30 day event monitor allows you to transmit
your rhythm activity to the physician as many
times as necessary during the 30 days by using
a simple telephone line. This monitor can
be taken off for bathing. At the end of the
test, the event monitor is mailed back to
the hospital in a self-addressed envelope
that is provided to the patient.
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