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Why would someone need a long ekg? what can a 24 hour ekg detect that a standard one cant?
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A Holter monitor may record the presence of a cardiac arrhythmia which occurs intermittently, and would be missed during a brief EKG.
Answered 3/29/2022
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if you are having a cardiac arrhythmia it may be occurring occasionally and a standard EKG last 30-60 seconds, therefore it is possible to miss an arrhythmia if it’s only happening 2-3 times in a minute. When a 24 hr EKG or Halter monitor is done you have a greater chance of see the arrhythmia.
Answered 3/30/2022
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