Serious Cardiac Arrhythmias Detected by Subcutaneous Long-term Cardiac Monitors in Patients With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy.

Shobi SivathambooZining LiuFiona SutherlandErica MinatoPablo Casillas-EspinosaNigel C JonesMarian TodaroUdaya SeneviratneVarduhi CahillRaju YerraChristopher FrenchJohn-Paul NicoloPiero PeruccaPatrick KwanPaul SparksTerence J O'Brien

Published in: Neurology (2022)

Implantable cardiac monitors detected a high incidence of clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias in patients with chronic drug-resistant epilepsy, which may contribute to the incidence of premature mortality, including SUDEP.

Keyphrases

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cystic fibrosis
atrial fibrillation