[Value of an implantable EKG monitor for the diagnosis of arrhythmic syncope in children].
The value of an implantable ECG monitor (Reveal TM Plus) is reported in a 12 year old child with unexplained syncopal episodes despite extensive investigations. Twenty-seven days after the implantation, ventricular tachycardia at 450/min was recorded at the first recurrence. This case shows that this type of monitoring can be particularly useful when an arrhythmia is thought to be the cause of syncope in a child and the initial investigation is negative.
Satsou
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Service des maladies cardiovasculaires infantiles et congénitales, hôpital cardiologique, bd du Professeur-Leclercq, CHRU de Lille, 59037 Lille.
Kouakam
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Vaksmann
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Klug
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Kacet
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Rey
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C
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*