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Pre-event Patients |
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i. Patients with high risk scores on CVD (e.g. ESC SCORE card) |
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- Diabetes |
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- Hypertension |
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- Hypercholesterolemia |
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- Obesity |
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- Smoking etc. |
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ii. Patients with complaints of suspected cardiac origin |
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- Dizziness |
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- Palpitations |
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- Chest / arm pain |
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- Shortness of breath |
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| 2. |
Post-event Patients |
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i. Patients with transient or paroxysmal events of |
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- Brady and Tachycardia |
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- Atrial Fibrillation (AF) |
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- Arrhythmia |
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- Syncope |
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ii. Patients after medical cardiac intervention |
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- Checking frequency of AF and Arrhythmia |
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- Checking severity of AF and Arrhythmia |
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iii. Patients on medication |
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- Medication tolerance |
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- Medication efficacy |
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- Medication compliance |
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| 3. |
Other patient populations |
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Beside the obvious patient groups mentioned earlier, more groups can be identified: |
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| - Screening of an elderly population on AF where currently exact data is not available |
| - Screening of members of sport clubs after exercise |
| - Screening of dialysis patients |
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