The diagnostic yield from implantable loop recorders in children and young adults

Clinical Research in Cardiology(2007)

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Background Syncope and palpitations occur frequently in young patients. Noninvasive diagnostic testing may be inconclusive. Aim To assess the diagnostic yield of implantable loop recorders in young patients. Patients and methods Thirty-three young patients underwent implantation of a loop recorder for long-term monitoring of cardiac rhythm, to establish symptom–rhythm correlation. They belonged to one of three subgroups: those with structurally normal heart, normal electrocardiogram at rest, and negative family history ( n = 16); patients with structural heart disease and previous surgical repair ( n = 11), and patients with proven or suspected primary electrical disease ( n = 6). A combination of automatic and patient-activated recordings was used to monitor cardiac rhythm during symptomatic episodes. Results There were no procedural complications. Diagnostic electrograms could be obtained in all patients. A high degree of symptom–rhythm correlation was established. In 8/33 patients, no recurrence of symptoms was observed either until end of battery life of the device ( n = 4) or until last follow-up ( n = 2). Specific cardiac therapy was required, based on rhythms recorded by the device in 15 patients (until last follow-up). This consisted of catheter ablation of a tachyarrhythmia ( n = 7), pacemaker implantation or upgrade ( n = 5) or ICD implantation ( n = 5). In the remaining patients ( n = 10), recurrence of symptoms was associated with a normal electrocardiogram, and in two of these patients a non-cardiac diagnosis was made. Conclusions In selected patients, the implantable loop recorder provides valuable diagnostic information to guide further therapy.
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loop recorder,arrhythmia
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