Ambulatory Electrocardiogram

Cardiac Event Monitoring, Electrocardiography, Ambulatory, Holter Monitoring

Why It Is Done

Ambulatory EKG monitoring is done to:

• Look for and record irregular heartbeats that occur intermittently or during certain activities.
• Find out what is causing chest pain, dizziness, or fainting. These are symptoms of possible heart problems.
• Look for poor blood flow to your heart muscle (ischemia).
• Check to see if treatment for an irregular heartbeat is working.

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Author:	Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: December 24, 2007
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology
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