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Holter monitor... artifact

Holter monitor... artifact


  I recently had a holter monitor  because of having so many pvc's,  the report  said   20%  was artifact,  could you explain  what artifact means?  Thanks   Pat L
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Dear Pat,
Read the response by Sherry B. since it is a good one.  Bottom line is that
artifact is NOTHING TO WORRY about since it does NOT represent anything your heart rhythm was doing, rather it represents a jostling of the leads on your chest produced by the normal daily movement of your chest muscles.
I hope this information is useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for
general purposes only.  Only your physician can provided specific diagnoses and therapies.
Feel free to write back with further questions. Good luck!




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