A small, wire-free heart monitor worn for up to 14 days, with your report sent straight to the clinician responsible for your care.
If you have palpitations, dizziness, fainting or breathlessness that comes and goes, a short ECG in clinic may not catch what is happening. The Zio XT monitor is a small patch worn on your chest that records your heart rhythm continuously for up to 14 days, giving a much longer window to capture an irregular rhythm.
It is fitted at Enigma Healthcare in Tarporley in a few minutes. It is wire-free, needs no charging, and you can sleep, shower and exercise as normal while you wear it.
When you book, we ask who is responsible for your cardiology care. Once your monitor has been analysed, your report is sent directly to them for review: your cardiologist, your NHS GP, or Dr Timothy Gray, our Consultant Cardiologist, if you are continuing your care with him.
We see patients from across Cheshire, including Chester, Nantwich, Crewe, Northwich, Winsford and Whitchurch.
A Zio Heart monitor is £580 at Enigma Healthcare
Book a Zio heart monitor Call us on 01829 863 331A Zio monitor is used to investigate symptoms that may be caused by an irregular heart rhythm (an arrhythmia), particularly when they come and go.
A racing, pounding, fluttering or irregular heartbeat, or a feeling of skipped beats or a brief pause.
Feeling dizzy or faint can sometimes be linked to the heart’s rhythm, and 14 days of recording gives a good chance of capturing an episode.
Syncope, or passing out, can have a heart rhythm cause, and monitoring can help identify or rule one out.
Breathlessness that is not constant can be linked to rhythm problems, which a longer recording can pick up.
If a smartwatch, home device or a short ECG has suggested an irregular rhythm, a Zio monitor gives a fuller picture.
Doctors sometimes look for hidden irregular rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation, after a stroke with no clear cause (cryptogenic stroke). Monitoring can be part of your care plan with your clinicians.
The Zio XT is a small, adhesive patch that you wear on your chest. It records your heart’s electrical activity continuously for up to 14 days, so it can capture rhythm problems that do not happen every day. It is a type of ambulatory ECG monitor, which means it records while you go about your normal life.
There are no wires and nothing to charge. After you return the monitor, the recording is analysed by iRhythm’s AI-based software to produce a report. The report is then sent to the clinician responsible for your care for review.
If you are comparing options, here is how Zio XT sits alongside other ways of recording your heart rhythm:
Recording time
A few minutes
Wires
Yes, electrodes with leads
Where it’s done
In clinic
Best for
A snapshot of your rhythm
Recording time
Usually 24 to 48 hours
Wires
Yes, electrodes with leads to a recorder you carry
Where it’s done
Worn at home
Best for
Symptoms that happen daily
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Recording time
Up to 14 days
Wires
None, a single patch
Where it’s done
Worn at home
Best for
Symptoms that come and go
Longer monitoring gives a better chance of capturing symptoms that do not happen every day. We offer the resting ECG and the Zio XT monitor at Enigma Healthcare.
From booking to results, here’s what to expect.
When you book, we ask who is responsible for your cardiology care: your cardiologist, your NHS GP, or Dr Gray if you are continuing your care with him. We take their details so your report can be sent directly to them.
Fitting takes one visit and a few minutes of skin preparation, which may include shaving a small area of chest hair and cleaning the skin. The patch is then applied with its integral hydrogel adhesive.
Wear it for up to 14 days while you carry on as normal, including sleeping, showering and exercising. If you notice symptoms, press the button on the monitor and note it in your Button Press Log.
At the end of your wear time, remove the monitor as shown in your patient instructions. Post it back to iRhythm the same day, using the pre-paid box provided.
iRhythm analyses every heartbeat recorded and produces a report, which is passed to Enigma Healthcare.
We send your report directly to the cardiologist or NHS GP you named at booking for review. If you are continuing your care with Dr Gray, he reviews it and you will have a follow-up consultation with him to discuss your results.
Each test shows something different. A clinician can advise on which test, or which combination of tests, suits your symptoms.
A few minutes
Your heart rate and rhythm at the time of the test
Often used for: Palpitations, chest tightness, dizziness, a first heart check
Around 30 minutes
The structure of your heart, how well it pumps and how its valves work
Often used for: Breathlessness, heart murmurs, an abnormal ECG, valve and heart muscle problems
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Worn at home for up to 14 days
Your heart rhythm, recorded continuously
Often used for: Rhythm problems that come and go
A Zio monitor is for non-emergency assessment. If you have sudden or severe chest pain, especially with breathlessness, sweating, or pain spreading to your arm, neck or jaw, this could be a heart attack.
Call 999 immediately, or go to your nearest A&E, if you think you or someone else may be having a heart attack or stroke, or if you faint or collapse.
For urgent (non-emergency) advice in the UK, contact NHS 111.
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 experience an arrhythmia or heart rhythm problem.
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 have an irregular heartbeat or an arrhythmia. Fortunately, there are treatments available for arrhythmias. However before you can begin treatment, the condition must be diagnosed.
A simple, one-time test with the Zio by iRhythm system could be all you need to find out whether or not you have an arrhythmia and what kind you have. Your doctor can then use this data to prescribe the most effective form of treatment.
Patients with symptoms that include: palpitations, syncope, dizziness, shortness of breath, and cryptogenic stroke.
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 button on the Zio monitor when you feel a symptom is important, but the Zio monitor records every heartbeat whether you press the button or not. While recording the Zio monitor will not flash or make any sound. You can ensure it is active and recording by holding down on the button for 10 seconds. A green light will flash indicating it is working, and don’t worry, this won’t be recorded as a symptom.
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 your comprehensive Zio report. First, follow the monitor removal directions in your Patient Instructions and Button Press Log booklet. Then, simply place the Zio monitor in the convenient postage pre-paid return box, and post it back to us. The return address is already printed on the box. Please be sure to use the blue sticker included in the box to seal the box shut before sending it back to iRhythm. Your consultant will then get in touch with your results.
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 of sleeping, showering and exercising, as the device continues to collect every heart beat for up to 14 days.
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 records every single heartbeat for up to 14 days, offering greater comfort and longer periods of ECG recording than traditional cardiac monitoring techniques. Additionally, iRhythm processes all ECG data in a proprietary, industry-leading AIalgorithm to efficiently and accurately diagnose arrhythmias.
Our current Zio monitor price is £580 (This price is accurate up to £580). If you are continuing your care with Dr Gray, you will also have a follow-up consultation with him to discuss your results. We accept private health insurance through all major insurers, including AXA, Bupa and Vitality. Cover for monitoring depends on your policy, so please check with your insurer before booking.
A standard ECG only records a few minutes of heart activity, so it can miss rhythm problems that come and go. A Zio monitor records continuously for up to 14 days, giving a much better chance of catching an irregular rhythm as it happens.
The Zio XT is a small, wire-free adhesive patch that records your heart rhythm continuously. It can be worn for up to 14 days, while you carry on with normal daily activities.
A traditional Holter monitor usually records for 24 to 48 hours and uses electrodes with wires connected to a recorder you carry. The Zio XT is a single patch with no wires that can record for up to 14 days. Longer recording gives a better chance of capturing rhythm problems that do not happen every day.
A resting ECG records only a few minutes, so it can miss rhythm problems that come and go. A Zio monitor is used when symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness or fainting are intermittent and a short recording may not capture them.
Yes. The monitor is designed to be worn while you sleep, shower and exercise. You will be given instructions at your fitting, including guidance on bathing and swimming.
Press the button on the monitor when you notice a symptom, and note it in your Button Press Log. The Zio records every heartbeat whether you press the button or not, so pressing it simply places a marker in the data. The monitor does not flash or make a sound while recording. To check it is working, hold the button down for 10 seconds. A green light will flash, and this will not be recorded as a symptom.
An arrhythmia is a heart rhythm that is too slow, too fast or irregular. It can feel like skipped beats or a brief pause, or you may not feel anything at all. Arrhythmias can be linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes or sleep apnoea, and they can also occur in healthy hearts. If your monitor finds one, the clinician reviewing your report will explain what it means and advise on next steps, and treatment options are available for many arrhythmias. If you are continuing your care with Dr Gray, he will discuss this with you at your follow-up consultation. For more information, visit the Arrhythmia Alliance.
Not ready to book yet, or want to know whether a Zio monitor is right for you? Send us your question and a member of our cardiology team will get back to you personally.
Prefer to talk straight away? Call us on 01829 863 331.
