Indications of Use for Cardiac Event Monitoring
Cardiac Event Monitoring has proven to be a valuable tool in documenting events that had eluded detection by traditional tests (i.e., 12-Lead and 24-Hour Holter Monitoring). It has also proven to be a very cost-effective alternative to long stays in CCU and in-house telemetry monitoring. Because the patient is active and performing routine daily activities, chances of documenting transient problems are greatly enhanced.
Indications of Use for Cardiac Event Monitoring can include:
- Atrial ectopy arrhythmias
- Ventricular ectopy arrhythmias
- Supra-ventricular tachycardia
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Symptomatic bradycardia / Pauses
- Heart blocks / conduction disorders
- Tachy/Brady syndrome
- Torsades de pointes
- ST changes
- Sinus arrhythmias
- Monitor pharmacological induced arrhythmias
- Wolf-Parkinsons-White Syndrome (WPW)
- Wandering Atrial Pacemaker (WAP)
Symptomatic (PT reported) events such as:
- SOB
- Rapid heartbeat
- Palpitations
- Pre-syncopal and syncopal episodes (light-headedness or passing out)
- Dizziness
- Chest pain
- Irregular heartbeat
- Throbbing or pounding in chest
- Heart skipping beats
- Any unspecified chest discomfort
Other indications such as:
- Medication efficacy
- Dose changes
- Follow-up post cardiac ablation
- Follow-up post cardiac surgery
- Follow-up post MI
- Follow-up coronary bypass grafts
- Pacemaker activity
- ICD operation
- Post cardiac transplant
- Post PTCA
- Electrolyte disturbances
- Ruling out ECG changes in emotionally unstable individuals
- Neurally mediated coronary-vascular disorders (neurally mediated hypotension)
