In older patients with risk for stroke, use of an ILR to screen for atrial fibrillation is associated with lower rates of HF events and CV death. Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) with an ...

This strategy consisted of risk stratification based on simple initial evaluation, early application of an implantable electrocardiographic monitor (Implantable Loop Recorder – ILR), assessment ...

Invasive Tests. The invasive tests that cardiac electrophysiologists use include cardiac catheterization, placement of an implantable loop recorder (ILR, Reveal or Reveal Plus), and ...

trial at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2005. ISSUE II tested the utility of the Implantable Loop Recorder (Medtronic). The Implantable Loop Recorder is placed subcutaneously and ...

Implantable loop recorders (ILRs) can be useful in helping differentiate between different causes of transient loss of consciousness.The ILR has a safe and effective way of monitoring patients ...

Implantation of an ILR also led to a much shorter time to ... She has been with theheart.org since 2000, and specializes in interventional cardiology. She studied literature at McGill University ...

and it is expensive to implant an ILR in every patient." The study appears in the March 5, 2003 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. EPS warranted in specific cases Garcia ...