Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring for Discharged Emergency Department Patients with Possible Cardiac Arrhythmias

Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring for Discharged Emergency Department Patients with Possible Cardiac Arrhythmias

Introduction: Many emergency department (ED) patients have symptoms that may be attributed to arrhythmias, necessitating outpatient ambulatory cardiac monitoring. Consensus is lacking on the optimal duration of monitoring. We describe the use of a novel device applied at ED discharge that provides c...

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Main Authors: Donald Scheiber, Ayesha Sattar, Dorian Drigalla, Steven Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2014-03-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
syncope
palpitations
arrhythmia
ambulatory cardiac monitoring
Holter monitor
Emergency Medicine
Cardiology
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/50f7t7k5#

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