I'm sure plenty of people make the perhaps understandable mistake of referring to a "Halter" monitor for ambulatory ECGs when they really mean a Holter monitor.
It was only this year at PD that I learned the reason it is Holter is it is named after the inventor of the first such device , Norman Holter, though the photo we were shown was of a Bergen sized back pack more suited to special forces operations lol 😁.
As Michael Caine might have said " there's not many people know that. "
Might come up in a pub quiz!
Due to have one tomorrow for 24 hrs although not quite. Appointment is at 11.00am and have to take back next day between 8 and 10.00am. What's that all about?
They need them back quickly to give to someone else. One time my husband was taking it back for me, did some shopping first and was about 5 minutes late. They actually phoned me to see why they hadn't got it.
Yes, I get that but it doesn't leave a full 24 hrs, especially if I take it off to have a shower before I take it back. Suppose it's long enough or they wouldn't ask for it back so soon. Hey ho
The last one I had, supposedly for 24 hours, fell off after 8 hours and before I went to bed. The electrodes just came undone at the press studs. The sticky pads stayed put but the wires came off. I didn't know whether I should reattach them or just leave them so I left them. It seemed to be fine, They got enough information during those 8 hours. When I next went back I was told if it happens again, to just reattach them.
Probably a wste of time! Nothing like wearing a Holter to keep your heart in NSR!
No one ever told me but I've always known it was Holter. Maybe I read it somewhere.
I knew it was spelled with the O. But not why. Nice factoid
Interesting new development. My husband had a 14 day monitor recently with NO WIRES. So small and neat, about the size of a credit card applied over the heart. No need to return it. You post it off to a checking service and they relay the results to your consultant.
Needless to say this was private, but NICE are assessing it and it could be rolled out in the NHS if it passes scrutiny.
24 hour holter monitor
Just diagnosed with afib 
Waiting for Cardiology Appt...so upset!
