holter Insights

What is holter?

A Holter monitor is a portable device for continuously monitoring various electrical activity of the cardiovascular system for at least 24 to 72 hours. It is most often used for detecting heart rhythm abnormalities that are infrequent and might not be detected during a typical electrocardiogram (ECG) examination.

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What other technologies are related to holter?

holter Competitor Technologies

MAPA

MAPA (ambulatory blood pressure monitoring) serves a similar purpose to Holter monitors in that it continuously records physiological data over an extended period, but focuses on blood pressure rather than cardiac electrical activity.

mentioned alongside holter in 58% (115) of relevant job posts

holter Complementary Technologies

ECG

ECG (electrocardiography) is a standard test to assess heart's electrical activity. Holter monitors are a type of ambulatory ECG, providing continuous monitoring compared to a standard ECG's snapshot in time.

mentioned alongside holter in 9% (336) of relevant job posts

stress testing

Stress testing, often ECG stress tests, assess heart function under physical stress. Holter monitors can be used to continuously monitor patients during or after a stress test to capture any arrhythmias or abnormalities.

mentioned alongside holter in 15% (139) of relevant job posts

EKG

EKG is simply another abbreviation for ECG (electrocardiography), so it is complementary because Holter monitors perform continuous monitoring compared to the snapshot a normal EKG provides.

mentioned alongside holter in 3% (188) of relevant job posts