The Real-World Utility of the LINQ Implantable Loop Recorder in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Patients.

Objectives: This study sought to determine the practical use of the recently introduced LINQ implantable loop recorder (LINQ-ILR) in a cohort of pediatric and adult congenital arrhythmia patients.

Background: Correlating symptoms to a causative arrhythmia is a key aspect of diagnosis and management in clinical electrophysiology.

Methods: Retrospective review of clinical data, implantation indications, findings, and therapeutic decisions in patients who underwent LINQ-ILR implantation from April 1st, 2014 to January 30th, 2017 at Boston Children's Hospital.

Psychiatric functioning and quality of life in young patients with cardiac rhythm devices.

Background: Less is known about depression, anxiety and quality of life (QoL) in children and adolescents with pacemakers (PMs) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) than is known in adults with these devices.

Methods: A standardized psychiatric interview diagnosed anxiety/depressive disorders in a cross-sectional study. Self-report measures of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder were obtained.

Digital music players cause interference with interrogation telemetry for pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators without affecting device function.

Background: Concern exists regarding the potential electromagnetic interaction between pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and digital music players (DMPs). A preliminary study reported interference in 50% of patients whose devices were interrogated near Apple iPods.

Objective: Given the high prevalence of DMP use among young patients, we sought to define the nature of interference from iPods and evaluate other DMPs.

How revealing are insertable loop recorders in pediatrics?

Introduction: An insertable loop recorder (ILR) in patients with infrequent syncope or palpitations may be useful to decide management strategies, including clinical observation, medical therapy, pacemaker, or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). We sought to determine the diagnostic utility of the Reveal ILR (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) in pediatric patients.