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Holter monitor |
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Holter monitor A small machine, worn by a patient usually for 24 hours, that continuously records the patient's EKG during usual daily activity. Mentioned in: Electrophysiology Study of the Heart Holter monitor Etymology: Norman J. Holter, American biophysicist, 1914-1983; L, monere, to remind trademark for a device for making prolonged electrocardiograph recordings (usually 24 hours) on a portable tape recorder while the patient conducts normal daily activities. The patient also may keep an activity diary for the purpose of comparing daily events with electrocardiographic tracings. Also called ambulatory electrocardiograph. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Holter records obtained during the first cycle of treatment revealed varying arrhythmias in 19 patients (65. According to police, Jean Antoun walked into the car dealership in South Los Angeles Thursday morning, where he is general manager, and frantically wrote a note telling company executive Darryl Holter that he was wearing a vest containing a bomb and a transmitter that would broadcast his words to men who had taken his family hostage. The Holter records heartbeats on a standard-size audio cassette that may later be analyzed on a computer. |
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