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An implantable loop recorder (ILR), also known as an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM), is a small device that is implanted under the skin of the chest for cardiac monitoring, to record the heart's electrical activity for an extended period.
A third classification, the implantable loop recorder, provides both automatic and manual abilities. An example of automatic monitoring is the transtelephonic cardiac event monitor. This monitor contacts ECG technicians, via telephone, on a regular basis, transmitting ECG rhythms for ongoing monitoring.
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is a device implantable inside the body, able to perform defibrillation, and depending on the type, cardioversion and pacing of the heart.
Loop recorder may refer to: Digital loop recorder, a type of closed-circuit television security camera; Implantable loop recorder, a medical diagnostic device
Each Holter system has hardware (called monitor or recorder) for recording the signal, and software for review and analysis of the record. There may be a "patient button" on the front that the patient can press at specific instants such as feeling/being sick, going to bed, taking pills, marking an event of symptoms which is then documented in the symptoms diary, etc.; this records a mark that ...
Implantable loop recorder, a medical diagnostic device; Interleukin receptor (IL-R), a cytokine receptor for interleukins; Ignitable liquid residues, used in the detection of fire accelerants; Individualised Learner Record, a data collection submitted by further education providers in England
Coronary angiography and angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction (left: Right Coronary Artery [RCA] closed, right: successfully dilated) Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases.
A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) is the most common type of echocardiogram, which is a still or moving image of the internal parts of the heart using ultrasound.In this case, the probe (or ultrasonic transducer) is placed on the chest or abdomen of the subject to get various views of the heart.