MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Holter monitor is a type of portable electrocardiogram (ECG). It records the electrical activity of the heart continuously over 24 hours or longer while you are away from the doctor’s office. A standard or “resting” ECG is one of the simplest and fastest tests used to evaluate the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -24-hour ECG recording Also called Holter monitoring or ambulatory ECG monitoring, this involves continuously recording your heart’s electrical activity for 24 to 48 hours, sometimes longer. This can help diagnose conditions such as atrial fibrillation or episodes of skipped beats which don’t happen all the time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The procedure A number of small round pads with electrodes are placed on your chest with the leads attached to a small recorder. These will record your heart rhythm. You can hide the electrodes and wires under your clothes and you can wear the recording device on your belt or attached to a strap.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is a 24 Hour Holter Monitor? A Holter Monitor is a small computerised device, no larger than a mobile phone, which is used to continuously detect and record all heart rhythms over a 24 hour period – usually 100, 000 heart beats in a day! You wear the Holter Monitor for 24 hours – it is easy and painless.