title: First experience with a Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry (MCOT) system for the diagnosis and management of cardiac arrhythmia.
abstract: Recently, a mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry (MCOT) system has become available that monitors the electrocardiogram continuously, recognizes arrhythmias automatically, and transmits abnormal rhythms instantaneously. MCOT does not require activation by the patient. We report data from the first 100 consecutive patients monitored by this new technology.
authors.affiliation: Lankenau Hospital and Institute for Medical Research/Main Line Health Heart Center, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA. ajay.joshi@verizon.net
authors.forename: Ajay K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Kowey
authors.forename: Eric N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Prystowsky
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Benditt
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Cannom
authors.forename: Craig M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McNamara
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sangrigoli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation