Cardiac Testing

Health Begins Here. Voyage Healthcare is a leader in providing up-to-date, comprehensive management of the common chronic diseases. Your provider may refer you for a diagnostic cardiac test to help determine the best course of treatment for you. Some of these tests can be completed in the clinic during a scheduled appointment, whereas more extensive tests may be completed at the hospital.

If your provider refers you for a cardiac test, our staff will be able to assist you through the process of scheduling an appointment and will give you the appropriate information for the test period.

Holter Monitoring:

Holter monitor tests are scheduled at our Crystal office with our cardiac procedures nurse. Our cardiac procedures nurse will attach electrodes to your chest which monitor your heart rate and rhythm.

You will be asked to keep a diary of your activities and symptoms while wearing the monitor. After 24 to 48 hours, we will ask that you return to the clinic, and we will remove the monitor and send the recording to a cardiac monitoring company.

The cardiac monitoring company will send a report to an internist at Voyage Healthcare for interpretation and we will notify you of the results within a few days.

Cardiac Event Monitoring:

Cardiac Event monitors are scheduled at our Crystal office with our cardiac procedures nurse. This event monitor is similar to a Holter monitor, but the recording of your heart rhythm is performed over a period of approximately 2 - 4 weeks.

The nurse will attach electrodes to your chest and will teach you how to replace the electrodes as necessary. She will teach you how to record your heart rate and rhythm whenever you are experiencing symptoms of chest pains or other cardiac events and/or symptoms. She will instruct you how to transmit these recordings over the telephone to the cardiac monitoring company.

The cardiac monitoring company will send a report to an internist at Voyage Healthcare for interpretation and we will notify you of the results within a few days.