Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared

Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):

 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all (most) ECG leads

 • Disadvantages: Short monitoring period (48hrs), patient needs to keep symptom diary

Event Recorder:

 • Advantages: Longer monitoring period, Correlation of rhythm and Xx

 • Disadvantages: Does not detect ASx episodes, requires patient participation

Patch Monitor:

 • Advantages: Continuous recording (up to 30d), wireless

 • Disadvantages: Patient needs to keep symptom diary

Implantable Loop Recorder:

 • Advantages: Continuous long term monitoring

 • Disadvantages: Expensive, invasive

Commercial Devices:

 • Advantages: Commercially available, fun, widespread

 • Disadvantages: Limited data on ability to detect various arrhythmias



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