Holter monitoring

Date added: 10 08 2020

Electrodes (small conducting patches) are stuck onto your chest and attached to a small recording monitor. You carry the Holter monitor in a pocket or in a small pouch worn around your neck or waist. The monitor is battery operated. While you wear the monitor, it records your hearts electrical activity. You should keep a diary of what activities you do while wearing the monitor. After 24-hours, you return the monitor to your doctors office. The doctor will look at the records and see if there have been any irregular heart rhythms. It is very important that you accurately record your symptoms and activities so that the doctor can match them with your Holter monitor findings.

 

There is no special preparation for the test. Your doctor will start the monitor. You will ll be told how to replace the electrodes, should they fall off or become loose.Tell your doctor if you are allergic to any tape or other adhesives. Make sure you shower or bathe before you start the test. You will not be able to do so while you are wearing a Holter monitor.This is a painless test. However, some people may need to have their chest shaved so the electrodes can stick.You must keep the monitor close to your body. This may make sleeping difficult for some people.You should continue your normal activities while wearing the monitor.

 

 

Before Holter monitoring:

  • MEN prior examination must shave chest hair from the throat to the navel and from the armpits to the waistline. 

If you have a cold (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.), then it is better to postpone examination to another date.


MFD Healthcare group began its history more than 50 years ago as an outpatient health care facility. At this moment the MFD is one of the largest multi-profile healthcare company that provides a wide range of health care services to more than 400 000 patients in different locations in Riga and Latvia. By using the latest technologies and excellent medical experience, MFD main objective is to take care of the health of the population by ensuring timely disease prevention, as well as providing effective diagnostic and treatment services.

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