What it was Like to Wear a Linq Heart Monitor for Three Years

The Linq monitor is a small loop recorder, about the size of a small person’s pinky finger. Recently I received an email from a reader (in the Netherlands, believe it or not) asking me for more details about the Linq heart monitor process. I had the Linq heart monitor inside my chest, near my heart, for three years. The Linq gave my electrophysiologist more information about the arrythmias I was experiencing. This diagnosis of a serious heart arrhythmia can scare […]

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The Linq Procedure for Arrhythmia: Another Half Naked Patient Story

It is done. I am Wi-fi equipped. No, literally. My chest has wi-fi. Today Dr. Grogin implanted a Linq heart monitor into my chest. That’s right. I got to go through just one more heart patient embarrassment. Let me set the scene for you. #1. About 5 nurses and 1 doctor in the room #2. I was naked down to my waist. #3. They had to cover my face with a cloth because the procedure was just below my neck, […]

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