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Insertable cardiac monitor
The Reveal LINQ cardiac monitor is inserted under your skin, generally in your left chest area. The
cardiac monitor, shown above, is very thin and should be minimally noticeable under your skin, if
noticeable at all.
Throughout your day, the cardiac monitor keeps track of your heart's electrical activity. Recordings
are stored based on your doctor's programmed settings. Your doctor can use these recordings and
information from you about your symptoms to help diagnose and manage heart rhythm
disturbances (called arrhythmias), or to determine if your symptoms are related to something else.
Your symptoms may include syncope (fainting), light-headedness, dizziness, and palpitations
(sensations of an unduly rapid or irregular heartbeat).
The cardiac monitor records an electrocardiogram (ECG), which is a pattern of your heart's
electrical activity. Your doctor can review the stored ECG, which helps to show if your heart's
rhythm is too slow, too fast, irregular, or normal.
There are two ways the cardiac monitor stores this ECG information for your doctor to review later:
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Automatic ECG recordings based on how your doctor has programmed the cardiac monitor
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ECG recordings stored when you or a caregiver use the Patient Assistant
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