Updated
Thursday, 28th January 2021, 10:58 am
The South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust’s Cardiology Team have implanted their first patients with a LINQ II device to reduce the need for patients to physically visit hospital.
The team carried out the small, minimally invasive, procedure on their first five patients including Emma Spencer, who is a medical student working at the Trust, on Wednesday January 20.
LINQ II is a small (one-third the size of a AAA battery), wireless implantable cardiac monitor (ICM) for patients who experience symptoms including dizziness, palpitations, syncope (fainting), or chest pain to establish if their symptoms are potentially caused by a heart abnormality; or for stroke patients when the cause of their stroke is yet to be determined.