Nebraska Heart Institute has been providing Holter monitoring to patients and the community since April of 2002. Holter
monitoring provides a recording of every heartbeat over a 24 hour or more period. The recording is scanned by an
Arrhythmia
technician and every heartbeat is evaluated and counted. The reports provide the physician with information including:
- patient's heart rhythm
- slowest heartrate
- fastest heartrate
- average heartrate
- changes in rhythm (arrhythmias)
- recordings of heart rhythms during symptoms
Holter monitors are helpful to determine if symptoms felt by patients are related to changes in their heart rhythm. Changes in
heart rhythms detected in Holter exams can lead to pacemaker implants, ICD implants, medication changes and ablations. Management
of heart arrhythmias can offer a better quality of life in some instances.
If you have questions, please contact the Nebraska Heart Institute at
(800) NHI DOCS or send us an
info@neheart.com.
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