Key result
Implantable loop recorders identified the underlying rhythm during recurrent symptoms in 6 of 12 children (50%) with unexplained syncope over an average follow-up of 20 months.
Why the study?
Does implantable loop recorder implantation improve the diagnosis of life-threatening arrhythmias in children with unexplained syncope?
Population
12 children with unexplained syncope, mean age 9.4 ± 4.5 years. One patient had previously corrected…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 20 months for symptomatic patients, average 25.2…
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May aid rhythm diagnosis in select pediatric syncope cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Observational (n=12)
Does implantable loop recorder implantation improve the diagnosis of life-threatening arrhythmias in children with unexplained syncope?
Implantable loop recorders have a high diagnostic yield for detecting life-threatening arrhythmias in children with unexplained syncope.
Ergül et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Unexplained syncope (n=12). Implantable loop recorder (ILR) was evaluated on Diagnostic yield of implantable loop recorder. Implantable loop recorders identified the underlying rhythm during recurrent symptoms in 6 of 12 children (50%) with unexplained syncope over an average follow-up of 20 months.
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