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Ambulatory Electrocardiogram


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What Affects the Test

You may not be able to have the test or the results may not be helpful if:

  • You do not keep a detailed diary of your daily activities and symptoms. The intermittent recorder will give accurate results only if you remember to start the recorder when symptoms of possible heart problems occur.
  • The electrodes are not in the right spot.


Last Updated: December 24, 2007
Author:
Robin Parks, MS
Medical Review:
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine

Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology


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