Medtronic Reveal LINQ
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A Medtronic implant was three times better than an external monitor at detecting new atrial fibrillation in stroke patients, a new study says.

The Post-Embolic Rhythm Detection With Implantable Versus External Monitoring (PER DIEM) study pitted Medtronic’s Reveal Linq implantable device, which monitors for AFib over 12 months, against the Spiderflash-T external device made by Sorin Group, which works over a 30-day period.

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