Mode switching of dual chamber pacemakers from activation of a blanked flutter search algorithm by a single atrial event.

The Medtronic Kappa 700 and 900 pacemaker family offers a dedicated Blanked Flutter Search algorithm specifically designed for the detection of atrial flutter. This report describes 5 cases that demonstrate how the Blanked Flutter Search algorithm can be activated in the absence of atrial tachycardi...

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Published in:Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 917 - 921
Main Authors: Barold SS, Israel CW, Herweg B
Format: algorithm case study research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Sep2005
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:The Medtronic Kappa 700 and 900 pacemaker family offers a dedicated Blanked Flutter Search algorithm specifically designed for the detection of atrial flutter. This report describes 5 cases that demonstrate how the Blanked Flutter Search algorithm can be activated in the absence of atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, or sinus tachycardia by a single atrial event (AR) detected in the atrial refractory period of the pacemaker provided it is either preceded or followed by a sensed atrial event (AS).