Norman Holter

Norman Jefferis "Jeff" Holter
Born(1914-02-01)February 1, 1914
DiedJuly 21, 1983(1983-07-21) (aged 69)
Known forinventor of the Holter monitor
Scientific career
Fieldsbiophysicist

Norman Jefferis "Jeff" Holter (February 1, 1914 – July 21, 1983) was an American biophysicist who invented the Holter monitor, a portable device for continuously monitoring the electrical activity of the heart for 24 hours or more. Holter donated the rights to his invention to medicine.[1][2][3]

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