CONTINUOUS ECG MONITORING: WHAT DO CLINICAL GUIDELINES SAY

In clinical practice, electrocardiogram (ECG) is interpreted after registration across at least 12 leads or after completion of a multi-hour ECG monitoring (which can also be performed in 12 leads), and in real time with a simple visual observation or by automatic analysis of the individual parameters. At the same time, in real time ECG the number of leads may be different, including 12, and it does not exclude the possibility of simultaneous recording for archiving and subsequent additional analysis. The apparent advantage of ECG interpretation in real time is the possibility of a rapid response to the identified disturbances (particularly, in the event of life-threatening arrhythmias and myocardial ischemia). Retrospective analysis of a long-term ECG recording does not offer such a possibility.