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

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.

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 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.

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.

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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.