CUTANEOUS USE OF AN IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER (Reveal LINQ~(TM)) FOR CARDIAC EVENT MONITORING IN DOGS

摘要

Event monitors are a useful diagnostic tool for evaluating patients with episodic cardiac events. The ideal event monitor for use in veterinary practice would be non-invasive, affordable, accurate and reusable. Such devices are becoming increasing difficult to obtain. This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the feasibility of using the Medtronic Reveal LINQ~(TM)human implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) for cutaneous event monitoring for up to 5 days in 14 clinically healthy canines (21.5 kg, range 13.4-31.2kg; 4.5 years range 1.5-13 years old) and two canines with reported collapse episodes (4.7 and 6.4kg, 2.5 and 11 years old). The study consisted of developing a method to secure the low-profile device without causing discomfort at the location generating the strongest signal, adjusting the auto activation parameters, activating the device manually, and assessing the recordings for accuracy.