Seven day heart monitor

[Swale]

Hello, it's been six months since my second ablation procedure. Six months after my first ablation I had a seven day heart monitor fitted, but this time round I've not heard anything. Does anyone know if it is standard practice to have a monitor fitted at six months?

[RobertELee]

Short answer is no. Unless you were completely unaware of your arrhythmia when in AF and episodes could only be picked up by the use of the holter, I can't really see the point of it after an ablation. Hopefully you will continue AF free and only if that changes would they need to monitor your ECG - I would have thought.

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I didn't have one but it makes sense to me, i.e. to see if they got everything. You can't always feel AF, I have had symptomatic and asymptomatic. If you haven't heard anything, then ring your cardios secretary and ask for the results.

Koll

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I have had a moniter implant for 2.5 yrs. I have it read every 4 months. Episodes show on the reading every time I go. Some as high as 74 episodes. I have no faith in the hospital at all. I am taking 80mg Bisporol every day.

[Swale]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

[porridgequeen in reply to Swale]

Hi Swale,

After my ablation at Guys and St Thomas's I was told I would have a 24 hr monitor 2 months later and see my EP again a month after that. After watching the post for 4 months I phoned the hospital. Was told my appointment was for 2 months earlier ( as I had expected ) and I was down as DNA (did not attend). Told to ring EP's secretary who said I was the second person that morning to say they hadn't received the appointment letter!

Phone now and check. 24 hr monitor was standard procedure there.

[Dodie117]

I am still going back to the EP every six months and each time I have a 24 hr monitor and had 48 hr monitor on one occasion.

My ablation was almost two years ago.

I too go to St Thomas'

[pennytupence]

Hi,I had my ablation done in march and I've had my monitor fitted today,but its only a 48 hour one,so I guess it depends on your EP😁