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Article: Improved efficacy of mode switching during atrial fibrillation using automatic atrial sensitivity adjustment

TitleImproved efficacy of mode switching during atrial fibrillation using automatic atrial sensitivity adjustment
Authors
KeywordsAtrial fibrillation
Automatic mode switching
Sensitivity
Issue Date1999
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0147-8389&site=1
Citation
Pace - Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology, 1999, v. 22 n. 1 I, p. 17-25 How to Cite?
AbstractAutomatic mode switching (AMS) during atrial fibrillation (AF) in a dual chamber pacemaker is dependent on the accurate detection of an atrial electrogram. As atrial amplitude is often reduced during AF compared with sinus rhythm, this may result in failure of the AMS and a rapid ventricular response. In addition, undersensing of AF may result in competitive atrial pacing that sustains AF. We hypothesize that the use of automatic atrial sensitivity adjustment (ASA) may enhance AF sensing in a dual chamber pacemaker. We studied the AMS response with and without ASA of the Marathon DDDR (model 204-09, Intermedics, Inc.) pacemaker in 10 patients with paroxysmal AF. Intracardiac atrial electrograms during sinus rhythm and induced AF were recorded onto an analog tape recorder. They were replayed into the pacemaker to assess the AMS response at various starting atrial sensitivities from 3.5 to 0.8 mV with ASA activated and without. Atrial amplitude was reduced during AF. The higher the initial atrial sensitivity, the better is the AMS response and the lower the incidence of AF undersensing. The percentage of AMS before ASA ranged from 2.1% at an atrial sensitivity 3.5 mV to 95.6% at highest sensitivity of 0.5 mV (P < 0.05). After 10 minutes of ASA, the AMS response was improved from 1.7% to 50.6% and from 9.5% to 50.9% at starting atrial sensitivities of 3.5 mV and 2.5 mV, respectively (P < 0.05 in both instances). Undersensing during AF was also significantly reduced after ASA from 70% to 10% at a sensitivity of 3.5 mV and from 33.8% to 10,8% at 2.5 mV. There was no increase in oversensing. In four patients with paroxysmal AF with an implanted pacemaker, ASA improved AMS response in patients with a low implant atrial amplitude. In conclusion, efficacy of mode switching and AF sensing are dependent on the programmed atrial sensitivity, which can be enhanced with the use of ASA, particularly when P wave sensing during AF is borderline.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/78234
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dc.contributor.authorLam, CTFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLau, CPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, SKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTse, HFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAyers, Gen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:40:38Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:40:38Z-
dc.date.issued1999en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPace - Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology, 1999, v. 22 n. 1 I, p. 17-25en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0147-8389en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/78234-
dc.description.abstractAutomatic mode switching (AMS) during atrial fibrillation (AF) in a dual chamber pacemaker is dependent on the accurate detection of an atrial electrogram. As atrial amplitude is often reduced during AF compared with sinus rhythm, this may result in failure of the AMS and a rapid ventricular response. In addition, undersensing of AF may result in competitive atrial pacing that sustains AF. We hypothesize that the use of automatic atrial sensitivity adjustment (ASA) may enhance AF sensing in a dual chamber pacemaker. We studied the AMS response with and without ASA of the Marathon DDDR (model 204-09, Intermedics, Inc.) pacemaker in 10 patients with paroxysmal AF. Intracardiac atrial electrograms during sinus rhythm and induced AF were recorded onto an analog tape recorder. They were replayed into the pacemaker to assess the AMS response at various starting atrial sensitivities from 3.5 to 0.8 mV with ASA activated and without. Atrial amplitude was reduced during AF. The higher the initial atrial sensitivity, the better is the AMS response and the lower the incidence of AF undersensing. The percentage of AMS before ASA ranged from 2.1% at an atrial sensitivity 3.5 mV to 95.6% at highest sensitivity of 0.5 mV (P < 0.05). After 10 minutes of ASA, the AMS response was improved from 1.7% to 50.6% and from 9.5% to 50.9% at starting atrial sensitivities of 3.5 mV and 2.5 mV, respectively (P < 0.05 in both instances). Undersensing during AF was also significantly reduced after ASA from 70% to 10% at a sensitivity of 3.5 mV and from 33.8% to 10,8% at 2.5 mV. There was no increase in oversensing. In four patients with paroxysmal AF with an implanted pacemaker, ASA improved AMS response in patients with a low implant atrial amplitude. In conclusion, efficacy of mode switching and AF sensing are dependent on the programmed atrial sensitivity, which can be enhanced with the use of ASA, particularly when P wave sensing during AF is borderline.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0147-8389&site=1en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofPACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiologyen_HK
dc.subjectAtrial fibrillation-
dc.subjectAutomatic mode switching-
dc.subjectSensitivity-
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshAtrial Fibrillation - physiopathology - therapyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCardiac Pacing, Artificial - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshPacemaker, Artificialen_HK
dc.titleImproved efficacy of mode switching during atrial fibrillation using automatic atrial sensitivity adjustmenten_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0147-8389&volume=22&spage=17&epage=25&date=1999&atitle=Improved+efficacy+of+mode+switching+during+atrial+fibrillation+using+automatic+atrial+sensitivity+adjustmenten_HK
dc.identifier.emailTse, HF:hftse@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00295.xen_HK
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