Cleveland Heart’s Holter monitors, event recorders, and analysis software assist you in providing the best care for you:
When is a heart monitor used?
A device that records your heart’s rhythm when you’re having symptoms is valuable. It allows your provider to review the recording and make a diagnosis.
Your provider can use the information from a heart monitor device when:
- You fainted, had chest pain or got dizzy.
- You had palpitations (a racing or pounding heartbeat).
- You had a heart attack or stroke.
- They want to know if enough oxygen is reaching your heart.
- They want to see if the medicine you’re taking is helping.
- They want to assess how often your heart stays in an abnormal rhythm.
- They want to know if your pacemaker is working right.
- You’re at risk for an arrhythmia.
What will a heart monitor detect?
- You’re at risk for an arrhythmia.
- How strong are your heart’s electrical signals?
- Do your heart’s electrical signals have normal timing?
- How fast is your heart beating?