Ambulatory ECG monitoring: 50years later

摘要

In 1963, 50 years ago, the first commercial Holter monitoring system was released by Bruce Del Mar from Del Mar Avionics (Irvine, CA) who celebrated his centennial in July 2013. He worked in close collaboration with the inventor of the concept and father of the field of telemonitoring and ambulatory ECG monitoring, Dr. Norman J. Holter. In 1988, 25 years ago in Vienna, the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology (ISHNE) was formally established with Dr. Shlomo Stern as first President. The Society (www.ishne. org) has been successfully serving cardiology and medical communities in advancing science and education of electro-cardiology, Holter monitoring, cardiac arrhythmias, and many related fields. This year also marks 30 years of my own involvement in the field.