Arrhythmia

How are arrhythmias diagnosed?

In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, there are several different types of procedures that may be used to diagnose arrhythmias, including:

• electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)
• resting EKG
• exercise EKG, or Stress Test
• holter monitor
• continuous recording
• event monitor, or loop recording
• electrophysiologic study (EPS)
• signal-averaged ECG (seldom used in clinical testing)