Optimal duration of event recording for diagnosis of arrhythmias in patients with palpitations and light-headedness in the general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-13

  Hoefman, Emmy ^a   van Weert, Henk C P M ^a   Boer, Kimberly R ^a   Reitsma, Johannes ^a   Koster, Rudolph W ^a   Bindels, Patrick J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiology; Diagnostic tests; Duration; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIZZINESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECORDER; SELF MONITORING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947402638     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cml065     Document Type: Article

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