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is accredited by URAC, for Health Content Provider (URAC's accreditation program is an independent audit to verify that A.D.A.M. You may be asked to exercise while being monitored if your symptoms have occurred in the past while you were exercising.Ī.D.A.M., Inc. It is very important that you accurately record your symptoms and activities so the provider can match them with your Holter monitor findings.Įlectrodes must be firmly attached to the chest so the machine gets an accurate recording of the heart's activity.Ĭontinue your normal activities while wearing the monitor. The provider will look at the records and see if there have been any abnormal heart rhythms.After 24 to 48 hours, you will return the monitor to your health care provider's office.Keep a diary of what activities you do while wearing the monitor, and how you feel.
While you wear the monitor, it records your heart's electrical activity. You carry the Holter monitor in a pocket or pouch worn around your neck or waist.
These are attached by wires to a small recording monitor. Electrodes (small conducting patches) are stuck onto your chest.
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