Confused about my results!! - Heart Disorders Message Board

Machaon · 09-10-2004, 07:13 PM

Get a copy of the Holter summary from the doctor so that you can see for yourself. It is only one page. It will show the number of times that the heart misfired (ectopic beats) over a 24 hour period. I've had doctors tell me that nothing showed up and then I looked at the Holter summary and was amazed at what it actually showed.

If you don't know what the results mean, then you can post them here, and someone will interpret them for you.

Machaon · 09-10-2004, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bsharro

I will definitely do that. I was told what the Cardiologist's office sent my physician was 17 pages! The cardiologist hasn't reviewed it yet - so maybe that is why it doesnt have a 1 page summary yet.

There is always a one page summary. The cardiologist can request additional information from his computer program, hence the 16 extra pages.

Did you press the event button? That will also trigger additional detail and charts about your heart rhythm.

It puzzles me that there are 17 pages. It could be that, if you didn't push the event button, that the Cardiologist might have seen something for which he wanted more detail.

There are millions of people who have problems with their heart misfiring. It is more common than people think. In many cases it is not dangerous, and not a sign of serious heart disease.