How can event monitors help diagnose bradyarrhythmia?

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How can event monitors help diagnose bradyarrhythmia?

Event monitors are similar to ambulatory EKG monitors (Holter monitors), except that they are worn for weeks at a time. This type of monitor continuously monitors your heart rhythm but stores only several minutes of the recording in its memory. If you have a symptom that suggests a bradyarrhythmia (a slow arrhythmia), you can activate the device, which then permanently stores a recording of your heart rhythm for several minutes before and after the event.

The stored information can then be sent over the telephone to a lab that will analyze the recording and discuss the results with your doctor. This type of monitor can be very useful if your symptoms do not occur often. Like the Holter monitors, event monitors can be helpful in documenting that you have an arrhythmia, diagnosing the particular type of arrhythmia, and determining the relationship (if any) of the arrhythmia to your symptoms.

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Author	Robin Parks, MS
Editor	Kathleen M. Ariss, MS
Associate Editor	Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Primary Medical Reviewer	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Laurence Epstein, MD - Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Last Updated	July 7, 2007

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Last updated:	July 07, 2007
Author:	Robin Parks, MS
Reviewed By:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Laurence Epstein, MD - Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Editors:	Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC

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