Use of event recorders and loop recorders in clinical practice: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association Survey

Several kinds of electrocardiogram monitoring systems are now available in the clinical practice. The aim of this European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) survey was to assess the use of different monitoring techniques in the evaluation of patients with unexplained syncope, palpitations, and in thos...

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Published in:Europace (London, England) England), 2014-09, Vol.16 (9), p.1384-1386
Main Authors: Sciaraffia, Elena, Chen, Jian, Hocini, Meleze, Larsen, Torben Bierregaard, Potpara, Tatjana, Blomström-Lundqvist, Carina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology
Cardiology
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory - utilization
Europe
Health Care Surveys
Kardiologi
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - utilization
Prevalence
Syncope - diagnosis
Syncope - epidemiology
Utilization Review
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Summary:Several kinds of electrocardiogram monitoring systems are now available in the clinical practice. The aim of this European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) survey was to assess the use of different monitoring techniques in the evaluation of patients with unexplained syncope, palpitations, and in those with established diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. Forty-five centres in Europe answered the questionnaire and the majority (78%) were university hospitals. The answers showed a discrepancy between the recommended use of implantable loop recorders (ILRs) in patients with unexplained syncope and the use of this device in clinical practice. In most of the cases only a minority of patients (
ISSN:1099-5129
1532-2092
1532-2092
DOI:10.1093/europace/euu222