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S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538203/ (last access: 22 March 2025); MAYO – https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/holter-monitor/about/pac-20385039 (last access: 22 March 2025).
N: 1. Named after Norman Holter (1914–1983), American biophysicist.
2. Holter monitor: a portable device that makes a continuous record of electrical activity of the heart and that can be worn by an ambulatory patient during the course of daily activities in order to detect fleeting episodes of abnormal heart rhythms.
3. What is a Holter monitor?
A Holter monitor is a type of portable electrocardiogram (ECG). It records the electrical activity of the heart over 24 hours or longer while you are away from your healthcare provider’s office.
A standard or resting ECG is one of the simplest and fastest tests used to check the heart. Small, plastic patches (electrodes) are put on certain points on the chest and belly (abdomen). The electrodes are connected to an ECG machine by wires. The electrical activity of the heart can be measured, recorded, and printed. No electricity is sent into the body.
4. Medical and Surgical Equipment: Holter monitor.
- The Holter monitor is a small, portable device you wear that makes a 24-hour continuous recording of electrical impulses during your normal daily activities. The device may detect arrhythmias which may not show up in an ECG [electrocardiogram].
S: 1. Wiktionary – https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Holter_monitor (last access: 22 March 2025). 2. MW – https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Holter%20monitor (last access: 22 March 2025). 3. URMC – https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content?contenttypeid=92&contentid=p07976 (last access: 22 March 2025). 4. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=HOLTER+MONITOR&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 22 March 2025).
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