Ambulatory ECG monitoring is a type of testing that provides continuous monitoring of the heart’s electrical activity over an extended period. It allows doctors to evaluate your heart function and detect any abnormalities in the rhythm or rate of your heartbeat.The most common types of ambulatory ECG monitoring are Holter Monitoring, Event Recording/Loop Recorder, and Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT).
1.Holter Monitoring: A portable device attached to electrodes on your chest records your heart’s electrical activity for 24-48 hours while you go about daily activities.
2.Event Recording/Loop Recorder: Similar to Holter Monitor but is usually worn for weeks or months at a time and only records when you activate it during specific symptoms like palpitations or fainting episodes.
3.Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT): A wearable monitor that continually records data on cardiac events through wireless transmission via Bluetooth technology from a sensor patch placed on the chest area. The MCT can be worn for up to 30 days, giving more prolonged monitoring than traditional event monitors.
Ambulatory ECG monitoring can help diagnose various conditions such as arrhythmias, syncope (fainting), palpitations, atrial fibrillation (AFib), etc., which may not show up during routine office visits. It also helps physicians customize treatment plans based on individual needs by providing detailed information about how the patient’s heart responds under different circumstances throughout their day-to-day life.
Here is a free ECG monitor app— AFibCheck, it is simple and convenient to operate,which can be downloaded and used after searching in the mobile app store.
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