title: Current rare indications and future directions for implantable loop recorders.
abstract: The scope of application for implantable loop recorders has shifted away from the evaluation of unclear palpitations and syncope episodes to more complex conditions. This article focuses on rare indications of growing importance such as rhythm monitoring after ablation of atrial fibrillation or after cryptogenic stroke. Furthermore, forthcoming applications in various clinical settings are described, e. g., arrhythmia detection after myocardial infarction, after catheter-based valve interventions, in heart failure, and in cardiomyopathies. Enhancement of the capabilities of implantable loop recorders could broaden their fields of use.
authors.affiliation: Steinbeis Research Center on Electrophysiology and Cardiac Devices, Fetscherstraße 111, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wechselberger
authors.affiliation: Steinbeis Research Center on Electrophysiology and Cardiac Devices, Fetscherstraße 111, 01307, Dresden, Germany. hzd-rhythmologie@herzzentrum-dresden.com.|Department of Invasive Electrophysiology, Technical University of Dresden, Heart Center, University Hospital, Fetscherstraße 76, 01307, Dresden, Germany. hzd-rhythmologie@herzzentrum-dresden.com.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piorkowski
authors.affiliation: Steinbeis Research Center on Electrophysiology and Cardiac Devices, Fetscherstraße 111, 01307, Dresden, Germany.|Department of Invasive Electrophysiology, Technical University of Dresden, Heart Center, University Hospital, Fetscherstraße 76, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pohl
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000639:trends; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000639:trends*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000639:trends*; D018579:Patient Selection; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013686:Telemetry / Q000639:trends*; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000639:trends
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Electrocardiography monitoring, ambulatory; Implantable loop recorder; Stroke; Syncope