The Heart Institute of the Cascades: Vital Study

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 Principal Investigator: James C. Laughlin, MD

This study involves an investigational device called the Vicor PD2i Cardiac Analyzer.  The study test involves a 15-20 minute recording on a heart monitor performed while the study subject is at rest. The rate and pattern of your heartbeats are then analyzed by specially designed computer software. The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of the PD2i Cardiac Analyzer at predicting whether patients will or will not have life threatening irregular heart rhythms in the future.