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Risks

By Mayo Clinic staff

There are no significant risks involved in wearing a Holter monitor. The device doesn't transmit electricity, so there's no risk of electric shock.

However, the Holter monitor can't get wet, or it will be damaged. Don't swim or bathe for the entire time you're wearing your Holter monitor. While Holter monitors aren't usually affected by other electrical appliances, you shouldn't walk through a metal detector while wearing one.

How you prepare Why it's done
References
  1. What are Holter, event, and transtelephonic monitors? American Heart Association. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005149. Accessed Jan. 24, 2011.
  2. EKG Holter and event monitors. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/holt/holt_all.html. Accessed Jan. 24, 2011.
  3. Park MK. Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/121956069-4/807984289/1588/35.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-04636-7..50012-5--cesec52_232. Accessed Jan. 26, 2011.
MY00577 April 21, 2011

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