You have to wear the monitor for the duration of recording required. You cannot have a bath or take a shower and of course, you cannot go in a swimming pool. You can do all your regular activities except that you must avoid contact with water. Once the Holter monitor is installed, you are ready to leave. The device is not waterproof – be careful We can correlate your symptoms with your cardiac activity at that time. When reviewing the recording, we know when you pressed the button and we can see the electrical activity of your heart at that time. You just have to press it if you feel palpitations. There is a button for instantaneous recording on the box. In order to get a better contact, the skin is scratched with a mildly abrasive paper.Ī recording box will be attached to your waist with a belt and connected to all the electrodes on your chest.
The keratin on our skin can attenuate the amplitude of the electrical activity of the heart. These sensors will record the electricity generated by your heart.
#48 hour heart monitor install
You must make an appointment for this test.Īt the time of the appointment, we install electrical sensors on the skin of your chest. It is an easy, painless test, not requiring any specific preparation. It provides information concerning your heart rate, its regularity or if there are pauses (periods of electrical inactivity). In certain situations, the physician may ask for a recording of 48 hours. A Holter monitoring is a continuous recording of the ECG, the electricity generated by your heart, during 24 hours.
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