An unmet need: arrhythmia detection by implantable loop recorder in the systemic right ventricle.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Patients with systemic right ventricles are at high risk of sudden cardiac death. Arrhythmia is a significant risk factor. Routine Holter monitoring is opportunistic with poor adherence. The aim of this study was to determine if continuous rhythm monitoring with an implantable loop recorder (ILR) could allow early detection of clinically important arrhythmias.

Methods and results

Implantable loop recorder implantation was offered to patients with atrial switch repair for transposition of the great arteries. Recordings were made with symptoms or, automatically for pauses, significant bradycardia or tachycardia and reviewed by the multi-disciplinary team. Twenty-four out of 36 eligible patients underwent ILR implantation with no complication. Forty-two per cent had preser

SUBMITTER: Kakarla J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10634521 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature