Key result
MCOT provides a diagnosis in ~61% of children and adolescents with suspected arrhythmia.
Why the study?
The utility and safety of novel mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry for evaluating suspected arrhythmia in children and adolescents was not well established.
Does mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry (MCOT) provide a high diagnostic yield in children and adolescents with suspected arrhythmia?
Population
54 children and adolescents with suspected arrhythmia (mean age 12.4 years, 46% male)
Comparison
No comparator; observational evaluation of MCOT use
Design
Prospective data collection and retrospective analysis at a single center
Follow-up
9-32 consecutive days (mean 24.5 days)
Authors
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MCOT may aid diagnosis in pediatric suspected arrhythmia; leaves open need for randomized trials versus other monitors.
Observational (n=54)
No
Does mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry (MCOT) provide a high diagnostic yield in children and adolescents with suspected arrhythmia?
MCOT is a safe and useful tool that provides a high diagnostic yield (61%) for evaluating suspected arrhythmias in pediatric patients.
Saarel et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Suspected cardiac arrhythmia (n=54). Mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry (MCOT) was evaluated on Diagnostic rate (symptoms during MCOT). Mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry provided a diagnosis in 61% of children and adolescents with suspected arrhythmia, with minor skin irritation as the only complication.
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