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Holter monitor

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Hol·ter monitor (hltr)
n.
A portable device used to measure the electrical activity of the heart over an extended period of time, allowing detection of intermittent arrhythmias and other electrical disturbances.
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.


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For the most part, cardiologists had just two choices for monitoring patients they suspected of having irregular heartbeats: hospitalization or the use of a Holter monitor.
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The company's initial product is the Bio-Patch Wireless Holter Monitor, a patented and FDA-approved disposable bandage-like strip which allows patients to proceed with normal activities while their biometric data is collected and transmitted to a monitoring center on a near real-time, 24-hour basis for analysis.
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