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I have been having what doctors call palpitations every day
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@kirbymaree If you went to the ER or acute care, they would normally only run a 15 second ECG which might show nothing. What you need, in my non-expert opinion (I have no medical training) is a monitor that you would wear for several days, say up to a week. A Holter monitor (that's the correct spelling) is bulky and annoying, although you do get used to it soon enough. You have six leads stuck to you, you wear a control unit on your waist, and you have to conscientiously record significant events through the day so they can see if something seems to set you off into PACs or AF reliably. There are some place dispensing ECG wireless cards that do much the same thing. The idea is to have a long enough sample that the probability of catching a run of the arrhythmia is high.
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@gloaming My "Holter" monitor was tiny with zero wires, and nothing to wear but a small device on the chest. It paired with a phone. Very easy to use. I had a cardiac ablation for A-fib which the monitor shows no sign of now, BUT thousands of PACs and PVC's. Oiy
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@gloaming I had a TIA in 2020, to make sure that I don't have afib my cardiologist implanted a loop recorder on my chest. It took 5 minutes, smaller than a paper clip. If there's any problem, Metronics, the company that makes the loop recorder will notify my doctor. My cardiologist's office also checked on it monthly. The battery lasts about 3 years? So far no issues. My doctor wants me to have the recorder removed , I just never got around to it due to various health issues but will probably get it done next year. This is really handy, no wires , no bulky stuff. I tried the Holder monitor, didn't like it, couldn't sleep with it. I have a Kardia if I want to check my EKG at home, handy little gadget, approved by my cardiologist.