Open AccessDelayed identification of high‐degree atrioventricular block with prolonged asystole revealed after the removal of an implantable loop recorder owing to battery depletion
Author(s) -
Korantzopoulos Panagiotis,
Sfairopoulos Dimitrios,
Manolis George,
Zekios Konstantinos,
Bechlioulis Aris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1002/joa3.12486
Subject(s) - medicine , implantable loop recorder , syncope (phonology) , palpitations , cardiology , asystole , atrial fibrillation , medical history , pediatrics
There is a need for prolonged monitoring and close follow‐up in cases of recurrent unexplained syncope and no diagnosis at the time of ILR explanation. Also, a second ILR should be implanted in cases with no clear diagnosis of syncope that probably has a cardiac origin.