Key result
A leadless patient-activated event-recording system yielded at least one ECG recording in 79.1% of patients, with 93% of these initial recordings occurring within 2 months.
Why the study?
What is the diagnostic yield and optimal follow-up time for an external patient-activated event recorder in patients with tachycardic palpitations and a nondiagnostic Holter-ECG?
Population
91 patients with tachycardic palpitations and a nondiagnostic 48-hour Holter-ECG, mean age 43.6, 69.2% female.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 1 year
Authors
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May aid symptom-rhythm correlation after nondiagnostic Holter in palpitations; leaves open optimal monitoring duration and generalizability.
Observational (n=91)
What is the diagnostic yield and optimal follow-up time for an external patient-activated event recorder in patients with tachycardic palpitations and a nondiagnostic Holter-ECG?
An external patient-activated event recorder provides high diagnostic yield for tachycardic palpitations, with a 2-month follow-up being sufficient to establish a diagnosis in over 90% of cases.
Attanasio et al. (2015) conducted an observational in Tachycardic palpitations with nondiagnostic Holter-ECG (n=91). Leadless patient-activated event-recording system was evaluated on Recording at least one ECG with the device (symptom-rhythm correlation). A leadless patient-activated event-recording system yielded at least one ECG recording in 79.1% of patients, with 93% of these initial recordings occurring within 2 months.
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