Cardiac monitoring device. Lateral X-ray of the chest of a 32-year-old woman who has been fitted with a electrocardiographic monitoring device (implan

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Cardiac monitoring device. Lateral X-ray of the chest of a 32-year-old woman who has been fitted with a electrocardiographic monitoring device (implantable loop recorder, centre left). This is a subcutaneous device used for diagnosis in patients with unexplained recurrent episodes of palpitations or syncope (fainting), and for long-term monitoring in patients at risk for atrial fibrillation (a type of abnormal heart rhythm).

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