Asymptomatic arrhythmias in patients with unexplained syncope: Do they have any diagnostic value?

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-91

  Arkolaki, Eva G ^a   Simantirakis, Emmanuel N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic arrhytmia; Loop recorder; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESYNCOPE; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE;

ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 77950826818     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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