Monitoring and regulation of heart rate is an important requirement for diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients. Which of the following instruments only stores those periods of heart rhythm that it recognises as irregular?
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Holter monitor
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Pacemaker
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Loop recorder
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Cardiac catheter
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Correct answer
Explanation
Loop recorder only stores those periods of heart rhythm that it recognises as irregular. An implantable loop recorder is usually given to patients who experience heart-related symptoms such as fainting, light headedness, dizziness, seizure and frequent palpitations.