Has anyone had an insertable Cardiac Monitor?

I have the implanted ekg to record AFib..I am on my second one so had for three to four years..I got a new monitor as other faulty..Thanks for reminding me of the small detector to record symptoms.Will check for that. important information gotten .Worth doing.

Hi Everyone....this is CeCe55. I thought I would jump in on this one and answer some questions. I had my Medtronic Reveal Linq Loop Recorder implanted six years ago because of palpitations and a diagnosis of WPW. It turned out I had Afib. The outpatient surgery was about twenty minutes long and I was not put to sleep. The EP numbed the area and inserted the recorder. It has been a valuable tool in managing my Afib. Three years to the month, I had to have another one placed. The EP took out the old one and inserted the new one.

I see my Electrophysiologist next week and I am expecting him to say that the battery is about to go. It has been a little over three years since they placed the last one. I wish the batteries lasted longer since this will be a way of life for me. I did have an ablation last May but the Loop Recorder is part of my Afib protection plan I guess along with the meds.

It is not really an invasive procedure. I am an anxious person so the numbing, cutting and placing while I am awake isn't fun but I would compare it to a root canal. 🙂 I have a machine on my night table that downloads the day's readings and I carry a hand held mechanism which is probably 1 x 4 inches in my purse which I can hold up to my heart and implant area when I get palpitations and it marks my EKG reading. I get called if there is a problem.

I am glad to answer any questions. Take Care everyone and Happy New Year!

I am not familiar with your condition! Can you elaborate? I assume it’s working out for you?

That is the exact same one that I also have implanted. Also known as a Loop Recorder. I have Congenital Long QT Syndrome and they are monitoring for Pre- Syncope and Syncope events. But also Arrhythmias and Palpitations.

I read your story with some interest because I found this sight because I too have the same implant as you have, mine put in July 2019, after I suffered a stroke in June and my cardiologist suggested I wear a halter monitor. My daughter’s friend, who is a cardiologist suggested the Linc monitor because of its effectiveness and with it being in the summer and I am more active, my family was afraid that the halter monitor wouldn’t pick up as much as this device. I actually was put under anesthesia, in a hospital setting with an overnight stay (possibly due to the prior stroke) ? No problem with my monitor in my case except for a year in, I had to send away for a replacement, since it just stopped sending transmissions!!!! I kept getting error messages! It turned out I had a hole in my heart which was repaired with more surgery. My question now is…as I am going into my 3rd year with my monitor, has anyone chosen to have theirs removed? I understand the battery life is done after that right? Do we run any risks keeping it in? And I’m assuming it’s another surgical procedure coming out!
Thanks for any information on this..

Mine is a Medtronic Linq Loop Recorder which was implanted in March 2021. A couple of weeks ago I was called into the office when they detected AFib according to the EP, but unknown to the APRN because the doc never sent her his report.
She brought the Thing in to read the record from my chest and informed me that the one I have is old and they don't use that one any more.
That was fast!
Then I was prescribed Eliquis, no caveats.
I guess I shouldn't hit my head, I looked it up.
Yes, it is a major research medical center. Maybe that's the problem.
They do review it every month and when I push the symptom thing.
Sorry to sound so whiney.
I am just frustrated.
I may buy a Kardio device and I would need a new phone. I am a retired lab technician and I like to see numbers and know something about the actual record, beyond reassurance that all is well.
Once they asked ME if I had a Smartwatch and what did it say! What's the loop for then?
As I said, I, like many others here, am frustrated.
I hope all of us frustrated people can get sorted out and I am very grateful for a community that is so helpful!
Thank you!

I have a Link Loop Recorder. After 6 months it showed paroxysmal AFib. I now wonder if the AFib is a side effect of hydroxychloroquine which I take for UCTD, which I don't even 100% believe I have. (That's another story.)
Must say that since I got it, my doctors have been less accessible, seem only interested in the machine/technology, not me, the patient.
I can't help but wonder how much money is the impetus for suggesting this and I kind of regret not having thought longer about accepting it.

Try this one: https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/patients/treatments-therapies/heart-monitors/our-monitors/reveal-linq-icm/device-setup.html or just Google Reveal LINQ.

This link is no longer available at Medtronics

I have had my implant since June 2017 Medtronic monitor at home, one to attach to my purse for recording episodes outside the home. I see my Heart Doctor every 3 months but I have a loop test every 60 days. My implant is only a pain when I drive as the seat belt will rub the chest area. Mine is located above the left breast, anyone else. I will faint without warning, and then I have the star burst all the time.