Patient-Activated Event Monitoring (PAEM), Receipt of Transmissions
| Patient-Activated Event Monitoring (PAEM), Receipt of Transmissions | | | |
| Number | | 119420 |
| CPT | | 93271 |
| Synonyms | | PAEM ; Pt Event Monitor-Transmission |
| Special Instructions | | Patient-activated event monitoring presymptom memory loop includes use of equipment and 24-hour monitoring, per 30-day period; receipt of transmissions, and analysis. Contact Ambulatory Monitoring Services (AMS) for additional information, 800-289-4358. |
| Patient Preparation | | Instruct the patient in operation of the monitor and how to transmit data via telephone link. |
| Use | | The patient-activated event monitor is an ambulatory electrocardiograph (ECG) looping monitor designed for the diagnostic evaluation of transient symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, and chest pain. It is also used to diagnose cardiac symptoms that have not been documented with Holter monitoring. The monitor captures data both before and after the patient experiences a cardiac symptom. It can record up to three separate events. After the data are transferred telephonically to an AMS analysis laboratory, the report provides a practical, convenient means of collecting diagnostic ECGs over an extended period of time for patients with symptoms of cardiac arrhythmia. |
| References | | Fogel RI, Gest CR, Evans JJ, et al, “Are Event Recorders Useful and Cost Effective in the Diagnosis of Palpitations, Presyncope, and Syncope?” J Am Coll Cardiol, Anaheim, CA: 42nd Annual Scientific Session, American College of Cardiology, March 14-18, 1993 (abstract). Kasanin N, Viotijevic B, Abastado M, et al, “Transtelephonic ECG Monitoring: Experiences of 2128 Cases,” Cardiostim, 1992. Linzer M, Prystowsky EN, Brunetti LL, et al, “Recurrent Syncope of Unknown Origin Diagnosed by Ambulatory Continuous Loop ECG Recording,” Am Heart J, 1988, 116(6 Pt 1):1632-4. |
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