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    • Improving syncope pathways matters.

    Patients who present with a transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) see an average of three specialists1,2 and experience an average of 13 tests prior to receiving an ICM.2

    22%

    will experience a recurrence at two years.3

    42.1%

    remain undiagnosed after hospital admission.4

    Guidelines recommend early use of ICM in unexplained syncope.†,5,6

    Short-term monitoring prior to ICM is associated with significant delay to definitive diagnosis and arrhythmia treatment.‡,7

    74%

    of syncope diagnoses would have been missed with 30-day cardiac monitoring.§

    Long-term, continuous monitoring with ICM results in:

    Faster time to diagnosis8

    Cost-savings due to reduction in downstream testing and hospitalization9–12

    Ruling in or ruling out arrhythmogenic syncope2,13

    Fewer recurrences and less trauma8,10,14–16

    Positive impact on survival: ICM patients lived 1.2 years longer than matched non-ICM cohort.◊,17

    When to consider ICM for unexplained syncope, per ESC and ACC/AHA/HRS guidelines:

    • Syncope of suspected arrhythmic etiology6 
    • If initial noninvasive evaluation is non-diagnostic6
    • Inherited arrhythmias with syncope symptoms (Brugada, etc.)5
    • Suspected or certain reflex syncope with frequent or severe episodes5
    • Patients with recurrent, unexplained syncope with systolic impairment but without current indication for ICD5

     

    Consider ICM for patients whose syncope symptoms may be misdiagnosed:

    • Patients in whom epilepsy was suspected but treatment proved ineffective5
    • Unexplained falls5

    All ICMs are not created equal. Can you afford to miss an episode?

    Discover the most accurate ICMs on the market.18–30

    When you need answers, trust the proven LINQ™ family of ICMs to deliver the data you need to make the right diagnosis for your patients.32

    Detection algorithms

    Maintain high detection sensitivity while reducing false episode review burden.33

    Proven technology

    1,000+ published clinical articles and abstracts32

    Small, discrete implant34

    One-third the size of a AAA battery (1.2 cc)

    Fast, safe procedure

    < 5 min insertion time35,36

    Explore the LINQ™ family of ICMs
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