Dual chamber arrhythmia detection in the implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Introduction: Dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) technology extended ICD therapy to more than termination of hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachyarrhythmias. It created the basis for dual chamber arrhythmia management in which dependable detection is important for treatm...

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Publicado en:Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Vol. 11; no. 10; pp. 1105 - 1116
Autores principales: Dijkman B, Wellens HJ
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2000
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          Arrhythmia Diagnosis
          Defibrillators, Implantable
          Adult
          Aged
          Algorithms
          Middle Age
          Ventricular Fibrillation Diagnosis
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
      ab: Introduction: Dual chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) technology extended ICD therapy to more than termination of hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachyarrhythmias. It created the basis for dual chamber arrhythmia management in which dependable detection is important for treatment and prevention of both ventricular and atrial arrhythmias. Methods and Results : Dual chamber detection algorithms were investigated in two Medtronic dual chamber ICDs: the 7250 Jewel AF (33 patients) and the 7271 Gem DR (31 patients). Both ICDs use the same PR Logic algorithm to interpret tachycardia as ventricular tachycardia (VT), supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), or dual (VT+SVT). The accuracy of dual chamber detection was studied in 310 of 1,367 spontaneously occurring tachycardias in which rate criterion only was not sufficient for arrhythmia diagnosis. In 78 episodes there was a double tachycardia, in 223 episodes SVT was detected in the VT or ventricular fibrillation zone, and in 9 episodes arrhythmia was detected outside the boundaries of the PR Logic functioning. In 100% of double tachycardias the VT was correctly diagnosed and received priority treatment. SVT was seen in 59 (19%) episodes diagnosed as VT. The causes of inappropriate detection were (1) algorithm failure (inability to fulfill the PR < RP condition in atrial tachyarrhythmias with 1:1 AV conduction, and far-field R wave sensing intermittently present during sinus tachycardia); (2) programming settings (atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter with ventricular rate above the SVT limit); and (3) algorithm limitations (atrial tachycardia with ventricular rate around the shortest programmable SVT limit and SVT redetection following VT therapy). Programming measures improved detection ability in 13 of 59 of inappropriately detected arrhythmias. Conclusion: Dual chamber detection algorithms evaluated in a subset of diagnostically difficult arrhythmias allow safe detection of double tachycardias but require further extension and pros grammability to improve VT:SVT discrimination rules.
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