Holter monitoring
Holter monitoring is a daily monitoring of the electrocardiogram (ECG) when there are interruptions in the work of the heart.
When is it necessary to “install” a Holter monitor?
If one has:
- episodes of rapid heartbeat;
- episodes of slow heartbeat;
- interruptions in the heartbeat;
- loss of consciousness;
- episodes of unspecified dizziness;
- dyspnea;
- a feeling of being exhausted in the morning and diabetic neuropathy;
- discomfort behind the sternum;
- chest pain.
What does a Holter monitor measure?
- a heart rate variability in the presence of night apnea;
- diagnosis of short episodes of myocardial ischemia (in case of contraindications to exercise tests or their inefficiency), which may manifest itself as discomfort behind the sternum, pain, and shortness of breath;
- the effectiveness of antiarrhythmic therapy;
- diagnosis of complications in certain categories of patients with and without symptoms of arrhythmia (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, patients who have suffered a myocardial infarction, syndrome of prolonged or shortened QT interval);
- a pacemaker performance.
Daily ECG monitoring (Holter monitoring) is one of the methods of functional diagnostics that allows doctors to record changes on the electrocardiogram (ECG) for 24, 48, or 72 hours. The absence of contraindications makes it possible to widely use this method in all age categories for the diagnostics of heart rhythm and conduction disorders.
Our Center’s cardiologists have extensive experience in working with patients with arrhythmias (interruptions in the heart’s work), which is especially valuable in complex cases of rhythm and conduction disturbances.
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