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Holter Monitor Test Questions

Holter Monitor Test Questions

My son is 9 and they put a holter on him for 24 hours.  The pediatrician's can't seem to agree on anything so we are waiting on the pediatric cardiologist.  Below I will list results to see if anyone can offer advice if these are normal or not.

Heart Rates
Min 52BPM
Max 185BPM
Avg 86BPM
Bradycardia Runs 1566
Longest 4617 beats
Min Rate 44BPM (correct me if this doesn't contradict the min of 52 above this confused me)
Pauses0
Percent AFIB 25%

Ventricualr events ( I am leaving out everything that shows zeros)
Total Beats 1
Forms 1
Max VE/Minute 1 beat
Vax VE/Hour 1 beat

Supraventricular Events
Total beats 892
% beats .73
Max SVE/Minute 65 beats
Max SVE/hour 343 beats
Mean SVE/Hour 37.2
SVE/1000 7.3
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Also he had an EKG done prior to this that showed Sinus rhythm with sinus arrhythmia with short PR...again no idea what this means.  We have a lot of heart problems in the family such as long QT, ect.  any advice is appreciated
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I was surprised by the a-fib. On top of that there seems to be some brady (very slow heart rate) going on too. I have no idea why they put two different minimum rates on there. I do think seeing the pediatric cardiologist is the best thing you can do at this stage. Any idea of when you get to go in?
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Unfortunatly we don't know yet.  The referral has been sent to the doctor just waiting on the appointment.  
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If it was life threatening, they would get something scheduled in a matter of days. But when you don't have all the answers it's hard to wait. They aren't worried (bully for them) but as a parent, you are. Don't be afraid to call a couple times to find out if things are moving along. Don't want to be a pest but in a busy hospital or clinic, things can slip through the cracks.

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All they told me was they were trying to get the visit in ASAP
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Good to hear that much. They tend to jump right on it when it's affecting a child. I hope you hear something within a week.
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His appointment is 12/22  
They are doing some more tests before we go there.
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