What are Implantable Loop Recorders?
Implantable loop recorders offer your doctor a means to assess for heart rhythm abnormalities with conditions that occur infrequently and in patients who experience fainting or loss of consciousness. These devices continuously record several minutes of your heart rhythm (this is called a loop recording); when the device detects a possible heart-rhythm abnormality, or the patient “activates” the device, this loop of the heart-rhythm recording is saved to the device’s memory chip. The recordings are then downloaded from the device at your doctor’s office or transmitted to your doctor’s office from your home (if this feature is included in your device).
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