A retrospective case study to assess the value of the implantable loop recorder for the investigation of undiagnosed syncope

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1200-1205

  Ashby, Dale T ^a   Cehic, Daniel A ^a,b   Disney, Patrick J S ^a   Mahar, Leo J ^a   Young, Glenn D ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Cardiology   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS ARREST; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0036692917     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.01200.x     Document Type: Article

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