A method by which a continuous electrocardiographic recording of the heart’s activity is made with different duration – from 24 hours to 72 hours most frequently. It is suitable for the diagnosis and evaluation of symptomatic and asymptomatic rhythm and conduction disorders, the control of heart rate before and after medication, the assessment of pacemaker function, monitoring the effect of antiarrhythmic therapy, and the detection of proarrhythmia or ischemic ST-T changes.
