When.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: holter monitor size chart for heart disease symptoms nhs trust score

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Holter monitor - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holter_monitor

    Each Holter system has hardware (called monitor or recorder) for recording the signal, and software for review and analysis of the record. There may be a "patient button" on the front that the patient can press at specific instants such as feeling/being sick, going to bed, taking pills, marking an event of symptoms which is then documented in the symptoms diary, etc.; this records a mark that ...

  3. Cardiac monitoring - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_monitoring

    There are many different types of cardiac monitors. In personal use, the Holter monitor is an external monitor which uses wires with patches that attach to the skin to continuously measure and record heart activity for 1–2 days. [5] An Event Recorder can be worn on the body for up to 30 days. [6]

  4. Implantable loop recorder - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implantable_loop_recorder

    The ILR is a useful diagnostic tool to investigate patients who experience symptoms such as syncope (fainting), seizures, recurrent palpitations, lightheadedness, or dizziness not often enough to be captured by a 24-hour or 30-day external monitor. Because of the ILR's long battery life (up to 3 years), the heart can be monitored for an ...

  5. Cardiology diagnostic tests and procedures - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiology_diagnostic...

    A Holter monitor records a continuous EKG rhythm pattern (rarely a full EKG) for 24 hours or more. These monitors are used for suspected frequent rhythm abnormalities, especially ones the wearer may not recognize by symptoms. They are more expensive than event monitors.

  6. Human Research Facility Holter Monitor - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Research_Facility...

    The Holter contains a removable Portable Computer Memory Card International Adapter (PCMCIA) card that allows the data to be stored, downloaded to a personal computer, and downlinked. The Human Research Facility Holter Monitor (Holter) measures and records the electrical activity of a crew member's heart. The Holter is a battery-powered digital ...

  7. Canadian Cardiovascular Society grading of angina pectoris

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Cardiovascular...

    A high mortality rate is associated with coronary heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 26.6% of all death in 2005. [ 13 ] Another study in the United States estimates that coronary heart disease has the greatest prevalence amongst people aged 65 years or over (19.8% in 2010), [ 14 ] followed by ...