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SUBMITTER: Meyer C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4315629 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meyer Christian C Carvalho Paulo P Brinkmeyer Christoph C Kelm Malte M Couceiro Ricardo R Mühlsteff Jens J
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research 20150122
Syncope is a common disorder with a lifetime prevalence of about 40%. Implantable cardiac electronic devices, including implantable loop recorders (ILR) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), are well established in syncope management. However, despite the successful use of ILR and ICD, diagnosis and therapy still remain challenging in many patients due to the complex hemodynamic interplay of cardiac and vascular adaptations during impending syncopes. Wearable sensors might overcome ...[more]