While wearing the Holter monitor, continue to do normal activities. Wearing a Holter monitor does not involve any risks. You are encouraged to participate in your normal activities during Holter monitoring. It is important to avoid bathing, showering and swimming while wearing the monitor. You will receive instructions on how to take care of your monitor and what to do while wearing it. Your doctor will show you how to reattach the electrodes if they come off during the monitoring period. Several cables are attached to the monitor, which are connected using electrodes placed on the skin of your chest. The Holter monitor is as small as half a pack of playing cards. Monitoring for a longer period of time is required to record these events. You may have experienced heart rhythm irregularities, palpitations, chest pain, heart breaks that do not occur at the time of the EKG because you are connected to the device for a very short time. However, most of the time, heart symptoms occur at home, at work, or in other circumstances where you cannot get an EKG immediately. to help discover the causes of certain symptoms, such as shortness of breath, dizziness, confusion or faintingĪ regular EKG can diagnose heart rate and frequency, as well as other abnormalities that can affect normal heart function.to help check the effect of using certain medicines.to help check heart activity after a pacemaker has been inserted.to help check the activity of the heart after a heart attack.to help detect irregular heartbeats (cardiac arrhythmias).There are many reasons why your doctor may request this test: Holter ECG monitoring helps you find out how your heart responds to normal activity or the use of certain medications. Electrodes are small sensors with adhesive film connected by wires to a monitor. The Holter monitor records the heart rate by means of electrodes placed on the chest. It is also called “ambulatory electrocardiogram”, being identical to the classic one, with the only difference that the device is not fixed as in the cardiology office, but is mobile – carry it with you. A Holter monitor is a device that continuously records the heart rate during daily activities, usually over a period of 24 hours.
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