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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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    Cardiac monitoring generally refers to continuous or intermittent monitoring of heart activity to assess a patient's condition relative to their cardiac rhythm. Cardiac monitoring is usually carried out using electrocardiography , which is a noninvasive process that records the heart's electrical activity and displays it in an electrocardiogram ...

  4. Monitoring (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Monitoring can be classified by the target of interest, including: Cardiac monitoring, which generally refers to continuous electrocardiography with assessment of the patient's condition relative to their cardiac rhythm. A small monitor worn by an ambulatory patient for this purpose is known as a Holter monitor.

  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. Human Research Facility Holter Monitor - Wikipedia

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    The Holter contains a removable Portable Computer Memory Card International Adapter (PCMCIA) card that allows the data to be stored, downloaded to a personal computer, and downlinked. The Human Research Facility Holter Monitor (Holter) measures and records the electrical activity of a crew member's heart. The Holter is a battery-powered digital ...

  7. Implantable loop recorder - Wikipedia

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    An implantable loop recorder (ILR), also known as an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM), is a small device that is implanted under the skin of the chest for cardiac monitoring, to record the heart's electrical activity for an extended period.

  8. Outline of cardiology - Wikipedia

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    Holter monitor – Portable ECG device for continuous monitoring. Electrophysiology study – Studying the electrical activity of the heart through the use of catheters placed in the heart via veins or arteries. Sphygmomanometer – Blood pressure cuff used to measure arterial blood pressure.

  9. Arrhythmia - Wikipedia

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    [22] [23] A Holter monitor is an EKG recorded over a 24-hour period, to detect arrhythmias that may happen briefly and unpredictably throughout the day. [citation needed] A more advanced study of the heart's electrical activity can be performed to assess the source of the aberrant heart beats.