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Is receiving an implantable loop recorder safe?

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An implantable loop recorder is a medical device that is placed beneath the skin in the chest to record data about heart events over a long period of time - up to two years. The recorder monitors your heart’s electrical activity and is inserted at the hospital by an electrophysiologist, a physician who specializes in the electrical activity of the heart. Receiving an implantable loop recorder is a very safe procedure. Rarely, patients may experience infection at the insertion site. However, an implantable loop recorder, unlike a pacemaker, does not have wires directly into the heart, so it does not present a risk of infection from that standpoint. Please note that you should not undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test without first speaking with your electrophysiologist. Show More

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