Le Holter qapha iyidivayisi ephathekayo evumela ukuqoshwa kwedijithali okuqhubekayo kwe ukushaya kwenhliziyo nesigqi (i-electrocardiogram) esikhathini esingamahora angama-24 noma angama-48. Ngalesi sikhathi, isiguli singaqhubeka nemisebenzi yaso.

Ukuqoshwa kwe ukushaya kwenhliziyo nge-monitor ye-Holter yenza kube nokwenzeka ukuthola okungavamile kwe- ukushaya kwenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi uma kunezimpawu ezifana palpitations kuya i-syncope (ukungaphatheki kahle ngokulahlekelwa ukwazi), kanye nokulungisa ukwelashwa kwezidakamizwa uma kwenzeka kuba ne-arrhythmias yenhliziyo eyaziwayo.

Lokhu kuhlola ngokuvamile kwenziwa ngaphezu kwe-a i-electrocardiogram eyenziwa esibhedlela, njengoba inikeza irekhodi lomsebenzi wenhliziyo isikhathi eside.

Izisebenzi zezokwelapha zifaka ama-electrode azinamathelayo (5 kuya ku-7) esifubeni sesiguli, ngemva kokuhlanza isikhumba ngotshwala nangemva kokusiphuca uma kudingeka.

Ama-electrode axhunywe kumonitha ye-Holter, idivayisi yokurekhoda ethule, ezogqokwa ebhandeni noma phezu kwehlombe.

Isiguli singaya ekhaya siqhubeke nebhizinisi laso. Phakathi namahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48 okuqoshiwe (imini nobusuku), isiguli siphawula imisebenzi esiyenzayo, ubuhlungu esibuzwayo noma ukusheshisa okuzwakala ekushayeni kwenhliziyo yaso.

Uma isikhathi sokurekhoda sesiphelile, imonitha iyasuswa futhi idatha ihunyushwa udokotela wenhliziyo.

Kukhona futhi ama-Holters afakelwayo, angafakwa ngaphansi kwesikhumba sethorax ngokusikwa okuncane okwenziwa ngaphansi kwe-anesthesia yendawo. Leli thuluzi lingasetshenziswa uma kwenzeka i-syncope engachazwanga futhi ephindaphindiwe (izifo) ngoba igcina inhliziyo izinyanga ezimbalwa.

Ngemva kokuhlaziya imiphumela, udokotela uzokwazi ukwenza ukuxilongwa kwe-arrhythmias. Kungaba, phakathi kokunye:

• A tachycardia (ukushaya kwenhliziyo okwandisiwe)

• an i-bradycardia (ukushaya kwenhliziyo okunensa)

• byama-extrasystoles (ukuphazamiseka kwesigqi senhliziyo okubangelwa ukufinyela ngokushesha kwe-atrium noma i-ventricle)