PMID: 9633064Jun 20, 1998Paper

Inappropriate sensing of atrial stimuli in patients with third-generation defibrillators and DDD pacemakers

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
Rachel LampertLynda E Rosenfeld

Abstract

Although the problem of ICD sensing of paced ventricular stimuli has been resolved by incorporation of VVI pacing into current ICDs, many patients required separate DDD pacemakers. We report a problematic PM-ICD interaction: the inability to prevent sensing of paced atrial stimuli ("atrial sensing") leading to double-counting in DDD-PM-requiring patients with transvenous (TV) ICDs with aggressive autogain sensing (CPI Ventak PRxII or III). Four of eight patients receiving both transvenous DDD PMs and ICDs (CPI Endotak lead, at the RV apex), had atrial sensing, leading to double counting, despite intraoperative testing of multiple atrial locations with an active fixation lead. Five patients had a PRxII/III ICD, four with atrial sensing (80%), and three a PRx without atrial sensing. Patients with atrial sensing were not distinguished by any clinical or device related variable. In patients with atrial sensing (all with heart block), the PM was programmed to VDD mode. No patient has received inappropriate therapy or failed to sense VF in follow-up. In many patients with TV ICDs who required DDD pacing, no atrial position can be found without ICD sensing of atrial stimuli. While in patients with heart block this problem can be circu...Continue Reading

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