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2. Holter monitor - Wikipedia

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   Each Holter system has hardware (called monitor or recorder) for recording the signal, and software for review and analysis of the record. There may be a "patient button" on the front that the patient can press at specific instants such as feeling/being sick, going to bed, taking pills, marking an event of symptoms which is then documented in the symptoms diary, etc.; this records a mark that ...

3. Cardiac monitoring - Wikipedia

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   There are many different types of cardiac monitors. In personal use, the Holter monitor is an external monitor which uses wires with patches that attach to the skin to continuously measure and record heart activity for 1–2 days. [5] An Event Recorder can be worn on the body for up to 30 days. [6]

4. Implantable loop recorder - Wikipedia

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   The ILR is a useful diagnostic tool to investigate patients who experience symptoms such as syncope (fainting), seizures, recurrent palpitations, lightheadedness, or dizziness not often enough to be captured by a 24-hour or 30-day external monitor. Because of the ILR's long battery life (up to 3 years), the heart can be monitored for an ...

5. Medicare and Holter monitors: Is there coverage?

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   A Holter monitor is a battery-operated portable EKG device. A person typically wears it for 1 to 2 days to continuously monitor their heart rate so their healthcare professional can evaluate it.

6. Cardiology diagnostic tests and procedures - Wikipedia

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   A Holter monitor records a continuous EKG rhythm pattern (rarely a full EKG) for 24 hours or more. These monitors are used for suspected frequent rhythm abnormalities, especially ones the wearer may not recognize by symptoms. They are more expensive than event monitors.

7. Premature ventricular contraction - Wikipedia

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   In 101 people free of heart disease during 24 hours Holter monitoring, 39 had at least 1 PVC, and 4 at least 100. Heart disease was excluded after physical examination, chest x-ray, ECG, echocardiography, maximal exercise stress test, right- and left-heart catheterization and coronary angiography. [30]