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A member asked:

48 hour holter monitor showed two runs of atrial tacky, dr. doesn't seem to be conderned, is this worrysome?

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Dr. James Chapman answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Probably not: The length and the duration of the arrhythmia, as well as the symptoms it produces, determine the significance. If your doc is not worried, it is probably not a big deal.

Dr Klein agreed

Answered 2/24/2014

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