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Complete Heart Block

Fifty-six year old female implanted with an Abbott Confirm RX implantable loop recorder after multiple unexplained falls. After being monitored by EquiMed for approximately 3 months with no significant findings, an episode of complete heart block was captured. Physician was notified after hours and the patient was implanted with a dual chamber pacemaker the following […]

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Twenty-five Second Asystole

A sixty-four year old male was implanted with a Medtronic Linq recorder with an indication of “palpitations.” This patient’s scheduled summary report was received through Carelink. However, the summary received was missing an EGM of a possible pause trigger. As per EquiMed’s policy, the patient was contacted because the maximum episode count had been received. […]

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High Ventricular Rate Episode

Fifty-five year old female with suspected atrial fibrillation was implanted with an Abbott Confirm RX implantable loop recorder on December 30th. On New Year’s Eve at approximately 1am, a high ventricular rate alert transmission was received. Technician interpretation showed intermittent atrial fibrillation and a sustained VT/VF episode with rates above 280 bpm. Both patient and […]