Cardiac Event Monitor

What is Cardiac Event Monitoring?

Cardiac event monitoring is used to record a patient’s heart rhythm when he or she is experiencing symptoms. It is activated by the patient when he or she is experiencing symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, fainting spells or chest pain to discover what is causing the symptoms. For instance, heartbeats that are too fast or too slow may cause light-headedness or fainting. Since an irregular heart beat might not last long enough to show up on an electrocardiogram, cardiac event monitoring can help pinpoint the cause when the heartbeat irregularity occurs.

Like Holter monitoring, event monitoring involves wearing a very small, portable EKG recorder over a period of time that can vary from weeks to months. When a patient is having an event, he or she just pushes a button to record what is happening with the heart. The recorded data is transmitted over the telephone to the monitor company.

The event monitor is the size of a beeper, and may or may not be attached.

During the time the monitor is worn, patients are encouraged to go about their usual activities.

A cardiologist will review the recordings and inform the patient about the results at the next visit, or sooner if indicated.

Cardiac Test Results

If a Cardiology Associates of Gainesville (CAG) physician or nurse practitioner ordered your test, you should receive your test results either by telephone or by mail in approximately 7 business days. After that time, if you have not received your test results, you may call our office at 352-264-2500 ext. 499 to reach our patient message center. You will need to leave your name, telephone number, date and type of testing, and the ordering physician’s name. You will receive a call back within 24 hours with an update regarding your test results.

If a physician other than CAG ordered your test, please contact their office for your test results.