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Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Cardiac Arrhythmias for Holter Monitoring Services

BACKGROUND: There are innumerous indicators to assure the quality of a service. However, medical competence and the proper performance of a procedure determine its final quality. The Brazilian Society of Cardiac Arrhythmias recommends minimum parameters necessary to guarantee the excellence of ambul...

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Autores principales: Lorga Filho, Adalberto, Cintra, Fatima Dumas, Lorga, Adalberto, Grupi, Cesar José, Pinho, Claudio, Moreira, Dalmo Antonio Ribeiro, Sobral Filho, Dario C., de Brito, Fabio Sandoli, Kruse, José Claudio Lupi, Neto, José Sobral
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3998161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24030077
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20130164
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: There are innumerous indicators to assure the quality of a service. However, medical competence and the proper performance of a procedure determine its final quality. The Brazilian Society of Cardiac Arrhythmias recommends minimum parameters necessary to guarantee the excellence of ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring services. OBJECTIVE: To recommend minimum medical competences and the information required to issue a Holter monitoring report. METHODS: This study was grounded in the concept of evidence-based medicine and, when evidence was not available, the opinion of a writing committee was used to formulate the recommendation. That committee consisted of professionals with experience on the difficulties of the method and management in providing services in that area. RESULTS: The professional responsible for the Holter monitoring analysis should know cardiovascular pathologies and have consistent formation on electrocardiography, including cardiac arrhythmias and their differential diagnoses. The report should be written in a clear and objective way. The minimum parameters that comprise a Holter report should include statistics of the exam, as well as quantification and analysis of the rhythm disorders observed during monitoring. CONCLUSION: Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring should be performed by professionals knowledgeable about electrocardiographic analysis, whose report should comprise the minimum parameters mentioned in this document.