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13th March, 2025

What causes arrhythmias, or irregular heart rhythms?

Arrhythmias may be caused by many different factors, including prior heart attack or heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes or sleep apnoea. Irregular heart rhythms can also occur in “normal, healthy” hearts. In the UK, 2 million people a year…

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13th March, 2025

What is an Arrhythmia?

Your heart might beat too slow, too fast, or with an irregular beat. It may feel like skipped beats or a brief pause. It might be so slight that you don’t even feel it or experience any symptoms. You may…

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13th March, 2025

What do I do with the Zio monitor after wear?

At the end of your instructed wear time it’s very important for you to send it to iRhythm Technologies the day you remove the monitor, so we can analyse your heart activity recorded by the monitor and provide the doctor…

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13th March, 2025

How do I record a symptom?

The Zio monitor is designed to record every heartbeat. While the Button Press Log is useful, pressing the button indicates that you felt symptoms at that time and will place a mark in the recorded data for analysis. Pressing the…

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13th March, 2025

How does Zio work?

Following your consultation at Enigma Healthcare, fitting the biosensor requires just one visit with a few minutes of skin preparation time, where the device is securely fitted to your skin with the integral hydrogel adhesive. You can then continue daily activities…

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13th March, 2025

Why is Zio different?

The Zio XT cardiac monitoring service from iRhythm Technologies is designed to detect cardiac arrhythmias in a single test and enables you to be monitored by cardiologists via a small adhesive biosensor. The innovative, non-invasive biosensor worn on your chest…

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13th March, 2025

Who is Zio for?

Patients with symptoms that include: palpitations, syncope, dizziness, shortness of breath, and cryptogenic stroke.

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