portable handheld ecg monitor?

Cassondra Vanholland: not only to detect heart rhythm but also the type of rhythm problem(ventricular, atrial, etc) the cause and other possible heart issues

Tosha Tawney: For just a heart rhythm problem, yes, this could at least give your doctor an idea, a baseline on whats going on. It's the same as a holter I would assume, but not as in depth as a hospital one would be. A hospital or cardiologist would do whats called a 12-lead with multiple electrodes about your chest, arms, and legs, It provides 12 different views of your heart. Your portable machine probably only has 3-5 electrodes and would not provide as many views as a 12-lead would....Show more

Forest Duttinger: This Site Might Help You.RE:portable handheld ecg monitor?i have Omron Portable ECG EKG Handheld HCG-801 Monitor. Is it accurate or the same like in the hospital or holter monitor, i mean the ecg strip result no the machine? I usually use it when i feel something wrong with my heart and t! hen print it out and bring it to the doctor. I was just wondering if......Show more

Rolanda Merritt: This is an example of too many things being sold to consumers without a medical background. The Omron unit will provide as accurate a rhythm strip as any other electrocardiogram unit. If you are trying to capture a heart rhythm distrubance however before you get the Omron connected the heart rhythm disturbance is likely to be gone. A standard 12 lead electrocardiogram records only 10 seconds of information although the technician is free to watch the screen and print out a page whenever something unusual is seen. A Holter monitor records 24 hours of heart beats and this is the definitive test when a heart rhythm disturbance is suspected. If the Holter is normal it does not mean that you do not have a heart rhythm disturbance as it may be something which occurs less often than every 24 hours. Thus there are 48 and 72 hour Holter monitors. In addition there is an ! event monitor which is worn for one month. The device does no! t record until you sense a disturbance and press a button which is a great deal more helpful than the Omron that you have. If you have had a Holter monitor and an event monitor that were normal I would seriously doubt that the Omron is going to yield any additional useful information. Not that it matters but my initial work invovled the electrophysiology of the heart, I wrote a book on ECG interpretation (from a vectorcardiography perspective) which was most likely published before you were born, and I taught ECG interpretation back in the days when this was offered in medical schools. It may surprise you to know that although the ECG is one of the most common tests ordered by physicians there is not a single medical school in the country which offers a proper course in ECG interpretation. I am also grieved that the technique of a 12 lead ECG has not changed significantly since the 1960s although with modern computer technology we have the ability to make the ECG truly ! useful as the present standard 12 lead ECG only records 10% of the electrical information from the heart. Sigh. If I may be of further assistance please let me know. I wish you the very best of health and in all things may God bless....Show more

Micah Schwarcz: Handheld Ecg Monitor

Caryl Mclaen: typing correction: Is it accurate or the same like in the hospital or holter monito? i mean the ecg strip result, not the machine.