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ANAHEIM, CALIF. -- Holter monitoring ought to be abandoned for initial assessment of syncope or presyncope, Dr. Andrew D. Krahn said at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association.
Episodes seldom recur in the 48-hour window of Holter monitoring, he reported. External loop recording is more likely to capture an event, thereby ruling an arrhythmia either in or out. However, patients are seldom willing to endure the prolonged use of the device.
"This certainly goes against the grain. But in our experience, Holter monitoring has...
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