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Can a holt monitor detect enlarged heart or cardiomyopathy?
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Holter: Holter only shows heart rhythms.
Answered 4/1/2013
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No: It defeat disturbances in heart rhythm. An echocardiogram would help for the problems you mention. A plain ekg can also help.
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