2015•Military Medical Journal of Southeast ChinaRequires access

Comment on diagnosing unexplained syncope with implantable loop recorder: a case report

Le Wang

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Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of implantable loop recorder( ILR) in diagnosis of unexplained syncope. Methods ILR was subcutaneously implanted in a patient suffered from unexplained syncope occasionally despite kinds of routine examinations. Results Syncope happened 11 months after ILR implanted,and then the cause of syncope was brought to light by the real time ECG record of 17 s asystole. Conclusion ILR is one sense edge-tool for diagnosis of uncertain syncope.

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Key concepts: Syncope (phonology), Medicine, Implantable loop recorder, Asystole, Cardiology, Internal medicine, Atrial fibrillation