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Ambulatory Monitoring: (Holter, Event Recorders, External, and Implantable Loop Recorders and Wireless Technology)

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The cornerstone for the evaluation of unexplained syncope or palpitations is a comprehensive clinical evaluation combined with cardiac monitoring to establish an accurate symptom-rhythm correlate. There are many modalities of ambulatory outpatient monitoring, ranging from non-invasive Holter monitoring to implantable loop recorders. The choice of modality should be tailored to individual patients based on nature and frequency of symptoms.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, University of New South Wales, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia

    Rajesh N. Subbiah MBBS, PhD

  2. Department of Cardiology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Pow-Li Chia MBBS, MMed

  3. Division of Cardiology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

    Peter Leong-Sit MD, Lorne J. Gula MD, Allan C. Skanes MD, Raymond Yee MD & George J. Klein MD

  4. Division of Cardiology, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada

    Andrew D. Krahn MD

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Subbiah, R.N. et al. (2013). Ambulatory Monitoring: (Holter, Event Recorders, External, and Implantable Loop Recorders and Wireless Technology). In: Gussak, I., Antzelevitch, C. (eds) Electrical Diseases of the Heart. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4978-1_15

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