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Heart tests

  • 08-01-2009 12:16am
    #1
    amjon
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    Hi,
    I was talking to a cyclist recently about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the tests he has had done to check for it. He mentioned 3 tests, the first 2 I recognised (ECG and ECHO) but he described a third one that I have heard about before but can't recall its name. Basically it involves stapping a device to your chest for 24 hours and having your heart activity measursed. I assume it's some sort of prolonged ECG but would like to know the correct word for it?


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  • #2
    starn
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    Ive had both a stress test and echo done. I also had a 24 heart moniter attached to me. Its used to record blood pressure at random intervals. So tahst what it sounds like to me


  • #3
    Vorsprung
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    amjon wrote: »
    Hi,
    I was talking to a cyclist recently about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the tests he has had done to check for it. He mentioned 3 tests, the first 2 I recognised (ECG and ECHO) but he described a third one that I have heard about before but can't recall its name. Basically it involves stapping a device to your chest for 24 hours and having your heart activity measursed. I assume it's some sort of prolonged ECG but would like to know the correct word for it?

    It's a 24 hour holter monitor. A 24 hour blood pressure monitor is a different device.


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