Intermittent cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat) can be a major challenge for a GP to diagnose. Patients can be asymptomatic in the surgery and have normal ECG readings. You may need 24 hours or more to capture symptomatic episodes. Obviously this is not possible within the surgery setting.
However the Beam Event Monitor has proven to be an effective diagnostic tool for detecting arrhythmias by providing a means to monitor patients over an extended period of time.
Like a 24 hour BP mo...
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