Effectiveness of remote monitoring in the management of syncope and palpitations

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 431-437

  Furukawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Maggi, Roberto ^a   Bertolone, Cristina ^a   Ammirati, Fabrizio ^b   Santini, Massimo ^c   Ricci, Renato ^c   Giada, Franco ^d   Brignole, Michele ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Ospedale GB Grassi   (Italy)

^c SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE DELL'ANGELO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Implantable loop recorder; Palpitation; Prolonged ECG monitoring; Remote monitoring; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 79952161004     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euq503     Document Type: Article

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