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Could exercise while on a holter monitor be mistaken for svt? if the dr didn't read my notes?

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Holter monitor: Reading a holter monitor requires correlating the cardiac rhythm to any symptoms.Exercise in a healthy individual results in an elevated heart rate known as sinus tachycardia which is normal. Svt is a rapid abnormal rhythm which may or may not be related to exercise.

Answered 5/5/2014

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A member asked:

Could exercise while on a holter monitor be mistaken for svt? if the dr didn't read my notes?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Erner answered

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