High risk for sudden death identified by electrocardiographic loop recording in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy without major risk factors.
Am J Cardiol
; 107(10): 1558-60, 2011 May 15.
Article
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| ID: mdl-21420061
ABSTRACT
Recurrent presyncope is occasionally reported by patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). However, it is difficult to identify on 24-hour Holter recordings the mechanisms responsible for these infrequent symptoms. We report the case of a patient with HC with recurrent presyncope and without major sudden death risk factors, in whom electrocardiographic loop recording identified life-threatening arrhythmias as the mechanism responsible for these symptoms. Documentation of these arrhythmias justified implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in the absence of other risk factors.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac
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Electrocardiography
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Cardiol
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy