Open AccessAmbulatory electrocardiogram monitoring for syncope and collapse: a comparative assessment of clinical practice in UK and Germany
Author(s) -
Richard Sutton,
Robin K. Mears,
Ritsuko Kohno,
David G. Benditt
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/euy178
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , nice , syncope (phonology) , ambulatory , ambulatory ecg , clinical practice , excellence , specialty , cardiology , pediatrics , family medicine , pathology , computer science , law , political science , programming language
Diagnostic ambulatory electrocardiogram (AECG) monitoring is widely used for evaluating syncope/collapse. In Europe, two sets of practice guidelines [National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC)] provide recommendations concerning optimal selection of AECG devices. However, whether practising physicians' select AECGs based on published guidelines is unclear. This study examined AECG use by Emergency Department (EDs) physicians and cardiologists in two European countries: Germany (D) and United Kingdom (UK).
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