It was reported that the patient presented in the emergency room after experiencing two syncopal episodes.The device could not be interrogated, and it failed to communicate with the programmer.Multiple attempts made but the issue remained.Eventually, the device was able to be interrogated successfully after a magnet was placed over the device.Also, patient¿s transmitter presented with a white screen.After the transmitter's battery was replaced, the issue was resolved and transmission was able to successfully go through.It is unknown why the patient experienced syncopal episodes and no events were stored on the device when the patient had syncopal episodes.The patient was stable during and after the event.
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