Insertable Loop Recorder in Unmasking the Cause of Syncope

SIMANTIRAKIS, E.N., et al.: Insertable Loop Recorder in Unmasking the Cause of Syncope. During the last few years closed loop recorders are being used increasingly in the investigation of unexplained syncope. Our patient had a 5‐year history of pre‐ and syncopal episodes in which the usual invasive...

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Published in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2000-10, Vol.23 (10), p.1573-1575
Main Authors: SIMANTIRAKIS, EMMANUEL N., CHRYSOSTOMAKIS, STAVROS I., MANIOS, EMMANUEL G., VARDAS, PANOS E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electrocardiography - instrumentation
Electrodes, Implanted
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
insertable loop recorder
Middle Aged
Recurrence
sustained ventricular tachycardia
Syncope - diagnosis
Syncope - etiology
Tachycardia, Ventricular - complications
Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnosis
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Summary:SIMANTIRAKIS, E.N., et al.: Insertable Loop Recorder in Unmasking the Cause of Syncope. During the last few years closed loop recorders are being used increasingly in the investigation of unexplained syncope. Our patient had a 5‐year history of pre‐ and syncopal episodes in which the usual invasive and noninvasive tests were nondiagnostic. Finally, a loop recorder was implanted that revealed the cause of the syncope a few days after implantation: a fast, sustained, ventricular tachycardia originating from the right ventricular outflow tract. Loop recorders will undoubtedly contribute toward the decrease in the percentage of undiagnosed syncope cases and possibly to the reduction of the investigation cost.
ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1046/j.1460-9592.2000.01573.x