Clinical utility of a novel wireless implantable loop recorder in the evaluation of patients with unexplained syncope

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 858-863

  Paruchuri, Vijayapraveena ^a   Adhaduk, Mehul ^a   Garikipati, Naga V ^a   Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a   Mittal, Suneet ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable loop recorder; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INJURY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; UNEXPLAINED SYNCOPE; WIRELESS IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79957753483     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.01.039     Document Type: Article

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