What is Holter Monitoring...?

• Holter monitoring is a continuous, 24 or 48 hour electrocardiographic (ECG) recording of the heart's rhythm.
• Electrodes are placed on the chest area with the leads attached to a small recorder.
• The patient will keep a 24-hour diary to record daily activities and any symptoms experienced.
• It will take ~5 minutes to have the monitor put on a patient.
• The patient will return the next day to have the monitor removed, and its data interpreted.
• This test must be ordered by a doctor.

Why is Holter Monitoring done...?

• This test will help the doctor evaluate the type and amount of irregular heart beats during regular activities, exercise and sleep.

What is Event Monitoring...?

• Cardiac event monitoring is used to diagnose heart rhythm problems.
• You take an event recorder home and turn it on when you have symptoms of irregular heartbeats.
• You keep the recorder for up to a month, and use it whenever you feel any heart problems.
• The data gets recorded so that your doctor can analyze the irregular beats.

When is Event Monitoring used...?

• Symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, fainting spells, and chest pains.
• Cardiac event monitoring may be used to find out what is causing your symptoms.
• Heartbeats that are too fast or too slow may cause light-headedness or fainting.
• These irregular heart rhythms may not last long enough to show up on an EKG.
• Cardiac event monitoring helps your provider to find the cause of the rhythm problem.
• Especially if it does not happen on a regular basis.