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Aortic surgery complications evaluated by an implanted continuous electrocardiography device: a case report
T A Winkel1, E V Rouwet, J-P van Kuijk
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Introduction:
Cardiac arrhythmias are a major cause for morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing non-cardiac vascular surgery.
Report:
An implantable loop recorder (Reveal(®) XT) was used for continuous heart rhythm monitoring to detect perioperative arrhythmias in a 69-year-old man undergoing major vascular surgery for an infected aortobifemoral prosthesis. The Reveal(®) detected several episodes of asymptomatic new-onset atrial fibrillation postoperatively, associated with elevated serum levels of troponin-T and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide NT-proBNP).
Discussion:
Continuous heart rhythm monitoring with assessment of serum cardiac biomarkers may allow early identification and treatment of patients at high risk of perioperative cardiovascular complications, in particular, cardiac arrhythmias.
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