Bradycardia is a lot more common than generally believed, but is often asymptomatic and not clinically relevant, and may lead to needless pacemaker therapy, suggests a post-hoc analysis of a major ...

Continuous ECG monitoring with an implantable loop recorder detected more cases of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation, but did not reduce the risk of stroke or improve overall survival, according to a ...

At this year's Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting in Chicago, two cardiologists took opposing sides in a spirited debate over whether continuous cardiac monitoring—specifically through implantable ...

Implantable cardiac monitoring (ICM) turned up a substantial burden of serious arrhythmic events in high-risk patients after a heart attack, despite not meeting conventional ejection fraction criteria ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Implantable Loop Recorders Market By Application (Atrial fibrillation, Cardiac Arrhythmia and Cardiac syncope), By End User (Hospitals, Cardiac Centers and Other ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old man who is generally in good health. I take medication for high blood pressure, but nothing else. I have periodic episodes of heart palpitations where my heart will ...

Using an implantable loop recorder (ILR) to screen older individuals for atrial fibrillation (AF) may be more beneficial when NT-proBNP levels are high, according to a post hoc analysis of the LOOP ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implantable loop recorder screening for atrial fibrillation did not significantly reduce the risk for stroke ...