Halter monitor or Loop Recorder?

To me, you have three options, one distinctly better than the other, but it really depends on the metrics YOU assign to the equation. What I mean is, would the cost, the imposition, the intrusion, the discomfort of installation....what would be the two or three most important criteria for you in making your decision between them?

I'm talking about the Kardia Mobile, maybe a smart watch like the Galaxy or Apple, or it would be the Loop Recorder. The problem with the Kardia is that it must be within reach when you feel you are in an arrhythmia. The Apple must be worn, and it must be set to record your rhythm constantly for it to be better than the Kardia at actually recording the event in totality WHEN it happens. This puts a big burden on any one battery charge.

The other option, which I happen to think is the best (if my opinion matters), is the Loop Recorder. It runs constantly, is always recording, and it won't need recharging every 12 hours (I think, don't have any experience). It will catch any defect in rhythm even while you are unaware, which the Apple should also do, but not the Kardia.

I had a loop monitor as part of my AFib clinical trial regarding Pulsed Frequency Ablation and it was inserted just under the skin on my left upper chest. It was hard noticeable and paired with a Boston Scientific-supplied smart phone that collected the data and transmitted it to a remote database. When traveling I took the smartphone, plus a card stating what the loop recorder was and the only limitation was that security couldn’t wand the recorder directly. No other restrictions. Get the loop recorder.

You can wear a v i o heart monitor I wore mine for one week I've heard of someone wearing it for 2 weeks it automatically records when you have AFib and the doctor gets the results and mine turned out for 38% of the time during the week I was in afib I didn't even know it. No restrictions on where you go you can bathe with it it's not a problem it's very easy to wear I'm going to now look up the loop monitor.

I had a loop recorder when I was about your age. I liked having it because it would record anything that happened. There was no discomfort with it, although the clinic charged for their monthly review of the data. Depending on your insurance there might be a regular cost to anticipate.

Just so you know:
A loop recorder is not typically monitored in real-time, meaning it doesn't continuously send every heartbeat signal to a doctor. Instead, it continuously records heart rhythm and only transmits data when it detects an abnormal event or at scheduled intervals, allowing for review later by a healthcare provider; essentially, it acts as a long-term heart monitor that stores data for analysis when needed.
It's a pretty standard recommendation. I refused it about 21 months ago after one dizzy event that turned out to be unrelated to my heart. We are all different, but in my case I felt that my cardiologist was rushing me into it. Check out the downsides of everything. Fortunately, I made the right decision for my situation.
Regards,
Sagan

I had a loop recorder installed in 2019. It was a mistake from my perspective. As noted by Sagan, this is not real time monitoring. The only feedback I got was the monthly bill to my insurance company. I discontinued the monitoring after six months but still have the transponder in my chest. I also note that it was a challenge to get my insurance (Florida Blue) to pay for the device and for the monitoring. As for Holter monitoring, I recently did two 1 week sessions to help quantify PACs and PVSs. I think this was helpful in that it showed that my % of these events was small. Again there were insurance issues. One monitoring period was paid and the second denied as "medically unnecessary". The unpaid Mayo charge for six days monitoring was $5300. I am appealing. Moral of the story, best to check with your insurer before starting.

Back to the stick one monitor I mentioned that I wore for one week it is not cool it is called a zio z i o.

@twoyoung

My wife has had A loop in for about eight months now, and it bothered both of us that it was not real time Monitoring. It does send data every night to the monitoring station. I am happy that it is there to alert the monitoring agency, if something happens to the heart that is outside the parameter set by the doctor. The app that goes along with the one she has, does not allow you to look at the data or output any of the data. Oddly, it only allows you to Mark and Send to the monitoring station a notice if there is an unusual event, such as pain or difficulty breathing or something like that.

She is going to have an ablation shortly, preferably the newer PFA one. It is my understanding and personal experience with friends, And other suitable web sources, that sometimes the ablation only lasts for a few months and for others many years like yourself, such that an additional one or two ablations become necessary.

Know that Medicare pays for every penny of every test you have if you also buy a Supplemental policy which picks up the last 20% that Medicare doesn’t pay. Thus, Medicare is scheduled to go broke.

Yes. What did you not like about the zio monitor