[Application of an implantable ECG monitoring recorder in recurrent syncopes].
The usefulness of a new diagnostic tool is reported in a case of recurrent syncopes of unknown origin. A subcutaneous monitoring device for long-term continuous ECG recording was implanted in a patient with very infrequent recurrent syncopes, and after seven months the syncope recurred. Retrieving ECG data showed an abrupt bradycardia episode with a total duration of 13 second and a 7.5 second episode of asystole. A DDDR pacemaker was implanted and at the same time the Loop Recorder was explanted. A suggestion for an algorithm for evaluation of unexplained syncope is presented.
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H:S Rigshospitalet, Hjertecentret. amt@dadlnet.dk
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D001919:Bradycardia / Q000175:diagnosis; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis*