• Call Outpatient Registration to schedule your holter monitor procedure, 402-5000. A physician order is necessary.
• It is important that you are on time for your scheduled appointment. Unless instructed to report directly to the department, you will need to check in with the Outpatient Admitting office on the first floor of Roper Hospital. A volunteer will be available to escort you to the Non-invasive Cardiology Department for your procedure.

During:

• You will be asked to remove your clothing from the waist up and lie on an examination table.
• Your chest will be mildly abraded in five to seven locations to help insure conductivity throughout the test. It may also be necessary to shave small patches of hair for accurate electrode placement.
• Lead wires with attached electrodes will be placed at these abraded sites. The lead wires are then connected to a small box that will record your heart’s electrical activity for 24 hours. During this time, you are asked to write down any heart-related symptoms you think you are having on a diary sheet provided to you.
• You may not shower during this 24 hour period but should continue to perform your normal activities as much as possible.

After:

• At the end of the 24 hours, you will need to return the holter monitor to the Non-invasive Cardiology Department.
• Resume normal activities unless otherwise instructed by your physician.