13  Cardiac Rhythm Monitors

Types of cardiac rhythm monitors. (Sidhu & Marine, 2020)
Type of monitor Device description
Holter monitor Continuous recording for 1–14 days Symptom rhythm correlation with patient diary.
Event monitor (Patient-activated transtelephonic monitor) Transmits patient activated data via a telephone line to a remote monitoring station.
External loop recorder (Patient or auto triggered) Continuously records and stores rhythm data over weeks to months. Triggered events provide recording before, during, and after events.
External patch recorders An adhesive applied to the chest that records for 2–14 days. Provides only a single lead recording as compared to a Holter monitor or external loop recorder.
Mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry A wearable monitor that records and transmits data automatically to a central monitoring station that is attended 24 h per day by trained technicians.
Implantable subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor Subcutaneously implanted device that provides recording of patient triggered or auto triggered events over the course of approximately 3 years.
Smartphone/ Mobile digital -based system Can record a single lead rhythm strip when activated by patient.