24-hour Holter ECG and BP monitoring

24-hour Holter ECG and BP monitoring is one of the key diagnostics of cardiac ischemia, heart arrhythmia, and high blood pressure, and a technique to assess the efficacy of the treatment of these conditions.

It is performed using a 12-channel Holter KT-07-AD-3 monitor which continuously records the heart's electrical activity and evaluates the blood pressure levels for 24 hours.

Indications:

• fast heart rate and heart dysfunction
• to detect night-time arrhythmia
• chest pain
• fainting and lightheadedness of unknown cause
• to detect painless myocardial ischemia
• to detect increases in arterial blood pressure during the day
• to detect nigh-time arterial hypertension
• to assess some operating conditions of a cardiac pacemaker
• to assess efficacy of treatment of heart diseases

Contra-indications:

• no contra-indications.

A patient undergoing 24-hour Holter ECG and BP monitoring is not allowed to:

• have CT/MRI scans
• have X-rays
• have ultrasounds
• take a bath/shower

A patient undergoing 24-hour Holter ECG and BP monitoring should avoid:

• using microwaves
• passing through metal detectors
• passing through storefront security gates

No preparation is necessary. A patient should wear a cotton T-shirt.

During monitoring, a patient should go about their normal daily activities (go to work, go for walks, etc.) and note in a special journal the time and circumstances of pains and discomforts in the heart, and the time when they have taken a medication or changed the type of physical activity. It will allow their physician to analyze the changes in the functioning of the heart occurring when a patient is sleeping, eating, smoking or is physically active, and to determine the cause of the patient’s complaints.