A new diagnostic tool

Cardiac arrhythmias and unexplained syncope can be frustrating to diagnose because they may be infrequent and difficult to observe with traditional means. Left undiagnosed and untreated, syncope cannot only lead to injuries but, if there is a cardiac cause, can lead to premature, sudden cardiac death.

In the United States, syncope accounts for 3-5 percent of emergency room visits and 1-6 percent of urgent hospital admissions at an annual cost of approximately $2.4 billion.

Cardiac arrhythmias can be a serious condition and syncope makes patients vulnerable to falls, injuries and potentially the loss of work and the ability to drive. An accurate diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias is especially important for prompt treatment.

How it works

The Sleuth ECG Monitoring System is the first remote, implantable wireless system to capture electrocardiogram data for diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias. The Sleuth system offers an accurate, efficient way to monitor a patient's heart rate and rhythm, and provide ECG data to physicians in a timely manner for evaluating the underlying causes of syncope.

The Sleuth system continually monitors the heart's electrical activities and automatically transmits data from the patient's home to a monitoring center. The center analyzes the data and sends the resulting information directly to the physician's office. The following slides explain how ECG data is gathered, transmitted, analyzed and reported.

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