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Category: Geriatrics
Keywords: arrhythmia, syncope, fall (PubMed Search)
Posted: 9/4/2017 by Danya Khoujah, MBBS (Updated: 10/19/2026)
20% of unexplained falls in the elderly can be attributed to an arrhythmia.
Bhangu J, McMahon CG, Hall P, et al. Long-term cardiac monitoring in older adults with unexplained falls and syncope. Heart 2016;102:681-686.
