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Vijay Shankar Prasad
Durgapur, India
Insertable loop recorder for unexplained fainting
and pacemaker to treat slow heart rate
His entire family panicked when Vijay Prasad fainted for no
apparent reason. “I didn’t injure myself,” he said, “but I was
afraid to be alone after it happened.” To find out if his
unexplained fainting, called syncope, was caused by an
abnormal heart rhythm, Vijay’s doctor prescribed a Medtronic
implantable recorder to monitor his heart activity. “I couldn’t
really tell it was there,” Vijay noted, “but it gave me great peace
of mind to know that my heart was being observed every
minute of the day.” A month and a half later, Vijay fainted
again. His doctor analyzed the recorded data, discovered he
had an abnormally slow heart rate and prescribed a
Medtronic pacemaker. Now Vijay is back to his normal routine:
doing consulting work in the steel industry, playing games
with his friends and practicing yoga—all with ongoing peace
of mind.
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