Optimal duration of event recording for diagnosis of arrhythmias in patients with palpitations and light-headedness in the general practice

Background. Patient-activated continuous-loop event recorders (CER) are useful as a diagnostic tool in new episodes of palpitations and/or dizziness. So far, no analysis of optimal duration for monitoring in unselected patients has been published. Methods. During a period of 30 days, we prospectivel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Family practice 2007-02, Vol.24 (1), p.11-13
Hauptverfasser:	Hoefman, Emmy, van Weert, Henk CPM, Boer, Kimberly R., Reitsma, Johannes, Koster, Rudolph W., Bindels, Patrick JE
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Arrhythmias, Cardiac - complications Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis Atrial fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis cardiology diagnostic tests Dizziness - etiology duration Electrocardiography, Ambulatory - methods Family Practice Female Humans Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Syncope - etiology Tachycardia, Supraventricular - diagnosis telemedicine Telemetry - methods Time Factors
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