Use of an event recorder in the decision for pacemaker implantation in a child with syncope.
The use of a patient-triggered and automatic event recorder is documented in a 17-month-old girl presenting with paroxysmal episodes of loss of consciousness. After pacemaker implantation, the paroxysmal attacks disappeared.


CONCLUSIONS
we recommend a more frequent use of the event recorder in the investigation of syncope, especially in small children.
Verhaaren
Henri A
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Division of Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium. henri.verhaaren@rug.ac.be
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Olivier
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Coster
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Katrien
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Matthys
Dirk
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D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013575:Syncope / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*