Recurrent Unexplained Palpitations (RUP) Study. Comparison of Implantable Loop Recorder Versus Conventional Diagnostic Strategy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1951-1956

  Giada, Franco ^a   Gulizia, Michele ^b   Francese, Maura ^b   Croci, Francesco ^c   Santangelo, Lucio ^d   Santomauro, Maurizio ^d   Occhetta, Eraldo ^e   Menozzi, Carlo ^f   Raviele, Antonio ^a  

^a Umberto I Hospital   (Italy)

^b San Luigi S Currò Hospital   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Division of Cardiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PALPITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECORDER; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248144062     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.02.036     Document Type: Article

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