24 Hour Holter Monitoring

• No need for fasting.
• Take a bath or shower before coming to your appointment as you will not be able to do so while wearing the Holter monitor.
• Do not apply any body lotion or oil to your skin, as this makes it difficult to attach the electrodes.
• Wear loose clothing so that the monitor can be worn easily under your clothes.
• Bring a list of your present medications.
• For men who has hairy chest, a small area may be shaved to make sure the electrodes stick.

WHILE WEARING THE HOLTER MONITOR

• Do your usual activities EXCEPT strictly those activities that can make the device wet (bath, shower, swim).
• On the Patient Diary, record all your activities and the time they are done, as well as the symptoms experienced while wearing the monitor, such as palpitations, skipped heartbeats, shortness of breath, chest pain and light-headedness.
• If a lead falls off during the recording, the device automatically provides both visual and audio notification of the “lead off” error and an anatomical diagram to aid you in getting the lead reattached.
• Cannot undergo MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging).
• The procedure is painless and the device is very lightweight. However, the tape or adhesives that attach the electrodes to the skin may cause mild skin irritation (itch slightly) in some people.

AFTER THE MONITORING PERIOD

• Return to the clinic to submit the Patient Diary and so the technician can remove the holter monitor device for you.