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Cardiac event recorder

Case contributed by: Dr Sajoscha Sorrentino

Presentation:

Patient presented with recurrent syncopes. No reason could be identified and ECG was normal.

Patient Data:

Age: 70

Gender: Female

Race: Caucasian

From the case: Cardiac event recorder

Modality: X-ray

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Case Discussion:

The USB stick-like object is an implantable event recorder. The device continuously records heart activity similar to an ECG for up to 2 years and is supposed to help diagnose causes of syncopes.

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