Ambulatory cardiac monitoring for discharged emergency department patients with possible cardiac arrhythmias

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 194-198

  Schreiber, Donald ^a   Sattar, Ayesha ^a   Drigalla, Dorian ^b   Higgins, Steven ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory cardiac monitoring; Arrhythmia; Cardiology; Emergency medicine; Holter monitor; Palpitations; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR MONITORING DEVICE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTINUOUS RECORDING PATCH DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCY WARD; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRADYCARDIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84897000581     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2013.11.18973     Document Type: Article

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