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Use of an implantable loop recorder in different age groups to identify the cause of unexplained syncope

Eglė Ignatavičiūtė
1, 2
,
Gabrielė Dzindzelėtaitė
1, 3
,
Aras Puodžiukynas
1, 2
,
Diana Rinkūnienė
1, 2

  1. Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
  2. Department of Cardiology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics, Kaunas, Lithuania
  3. Department of Family Medicine, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics, Kaunas, Lithuania
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2024; 26(2): 188–192
Online publish date: 2024/06/17
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