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[[Image:Holter.jpg|thumb| A mordern 3 channel Holter monitor the size of a small battery.]]
[[Image:Holter.jpg|thumb| A mordern 3 channel Holter monitor the size of a small battery.]]


Holter monitoring has been named after it's discoverer: Dr. [[w:Norman Holter|Norman J. Holter]] (and therefore it is written with a capital H). It is a portable ECG recorder (sometimes called a '''portable loop recorder''') which usually records every heart beat during 24 hours.
Holter monitoring has been named after it's discoverer, physicist [[w:Norman Holter|Norman J. Holter]] (and therefore it is written with a capital H). It is a portable ECG recorder (sometimes called a '''portable loop recorder''') which usually records every heart beat during 24 hours.
Holter recordings are often used in patients with paroxysmal arrhythmias, in whom registration on a single ECG has not succeeded. A 24 hours registration shows the frequency and type of arrhythmias. The patient is asked to make notes in a diary if symptoms occur, so these can be matched with the recording.
Holter recordings are often used in patients with paroxysmal arrhythmias, in whom registration on a single ECG has not succeeded. A 24 hours registration shows the frequency and type of arrhythmias. The patient is asked to make notes in a diary if symptoms occur, so these can be matched with the recording.


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