Occult Cardiac Arrhythmias Associated with Falls and Dizziness in the Elderly: Detection by Holter Monitoring
Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyPublished 1 September 1978
Michael Gordon
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Sixteen elderly patients with occult cardiac arrhythmias presented with signs of neurologic dysfunction that often had led to traumatic falls and Holter electrocardiographic monitoring was a valuable tool in defining the arrhythmia for which specific treatment was successful.
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Sixteen elderly patients with occult cardiac arrhythmias presented with signs of neurologic dysfunction that often had led to traumatic falls. Holter electrocardiographic monitoring was a valuable tool in defining the arrhythmia for which specific treatment was successful.
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