My husband had a stress tess and an echocardigram and they both said that he is missins too many heartbeats. Now they want him to wear a 7 day holter moniter to see how his heart is working? They also mention he might have to wear a pacemaker. Is this serious?
If he is missing heart beats that means he may be having long sinus pauses, or may be just PVC's. To rule out any arrhythmia, holder is necessary. And if the holder also shows Sinus pause/CHB(complete heart block), and the patient is symptomatic (persistent giddiness/ scope/ presyncope) he may need a pacemaker. But first get holder done. Chat Doctor.