What is a Holter monitor and stress EKG?
A Holter monitor, in medicine, is a type of ambulatory electrocardiography device. In simple words, it can be defined as a portable device for cardiac monitoring for at least 24 hours. It's most common use if the monitoring of ECG heart activity.
On the other hand, stress EKG can be defined as stress testing in which the stress test uses an EKG, that is an electrocardiogram, to monitor changes in your heart’s electrical activity.
Equipped with these systems, a cardiologist can tell your heart functions within the span of 24 to 48 hours. As a Holter monitor is a battery-operated portable device, it helps in measuring and recording the patient’s heart activity continuously for 24 to 48 hours or maybe even longer depending on the type of monitoring used. They are used in ambulances in the case of emergencies. As the technology has come so far, it has helped medicine in a great way. The Holter system has no risks and wearing it is not painful in any way. The results support the doctor as well as the patient decide if the patient needs more tests or medicines for the heart or a pacemaker or a cardio-version procedure to restore the regular heart rhythm.
Nasiff CardioCard provides you with CardioHolter for your emergency services. It is a compact, feature-rich, and comprehensive monitoring system and is fully interpretive with pacemaker detection. Available at affordable prices, get one for your medical facility today.
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