Ambulatory ECG monitoring

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• In ambulatory ECG registration the patient’s heart is continuously monitored during daily activities with a portable ECG-recorder. It is used for the investigation of cardiac arrhythmias (tachy- and bradycardias) or disturbances of consciousness.
• The most commonly used devices are a Holter monitor (1–2 days), an event recorder (2–4 weeks) and an implantable loop recorder (12–36 months).
• A "negative" Holter recording does not exclude severe arrhythmias, if there were no symptoms during the recording. On the other hand, a normal rhythm during typical symptoms excludes arrhythmia as an aetiological factor and helps to redirect the investigations to other causes.

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