Case 13 — Event Recorder

In order to determine if an arrhythmia was the cause of Daisy’s syncopal events, an event recorder was placed on her. This device is an ECG recording device hooked up to wires and electrodes adhered to either side of the chest. The recording device is a continuous loop that records about 5 minutes of ECG continuously. Daisy’s owner was instructed to press a button on the device when he noticed her having another syncopal event. When he did this, the two minutes before the event was preserved and the device continued to record for another 3 minutes before stopping.

He did this, and when the recording was analyzed there was no evidence of an arrhythmia that could have caused the syncopal event. All that occurred was some sinus tachycardia right after the event.

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