Key result
Patient-triggered cardiac event recorders with continuous automatic arrhythmia detection identified diagnostic relevant episodes in 93% of patients, with 84% of arrhythmias recorded automatically.
Why the study?
Does patient-triggered cardiac event recording combined with continuous automatic arrhythmia detection improve diagnostic yield in outpatients with sporadic dizziness, syncope, or palpitations?
Population
101 consecutive outpatients referred for evaluation of sporadic dizziness and syncope or palpitations of…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 103 +/- 38 hours
Authors
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May improve arrhythmia detection for sporadic symptoms; leaves open need for larger confirmatory trials.
Observational (n=101)
Does patient-triggered cardiac event recording combined with continuous automatic arrhythmia detection improve diagnostic yield in outpatients with sporadic dizziness, syncope, or palpitations?
Cardiac event recorders with automatic continuous arrhythmia detection significantly increase diagnostic yield compared to patient-triggered mode alone, capturing events that would be missed by standard 24-hour Holter monitoring.
Balmelli et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Sporadic dizziness, syncope, or palpitations (n=101). Patient-triggered cardiac event recorder with continuous automatic arrhythmia detection was evaluated on Diagnostic relevant episodes (relevant arrhythmias and/or typical symptoms). Patient-triggered cardiac event recorders with continuous automatic arrhythmia detection identified diagnostic relevant episodes in 93% of patients, with 84% of arrhythmias recorded automatically.
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