PROGRAMMABLE VT DETECTION ENHANCEMENTS IN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR THERAPY

被引:72
作者
NEUZNER, J
PITSCHNER, HF
SCHLEPPER, M
机构
[1] Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff-Clinic, Bad Nauheim
来源
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY | 1995年 / 18卷 / 03期
关键词
IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; DETECTION SPECIFICITY; ENHANCED ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION ALGORITHMS; RATE STABILITY; RATE ONSET;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8159.1995.tb02564.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This report describes the distribution of automatically measured values of enhanced arrhythmia detection parameters such as ''rate stability'' and ''rate onset'' in various forms of spontaneous arrhythmia episodes in patients treated with a new, third-generation, tiered therapy implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The study population consisted of 27 patients who received the Ventak PRxII cardioverter defibrillator, which provides extensive diagnostic options such as electrogram storage capabilities, and the ability to store measured values of additional arrhythmia detection parameters such as rate stability and rate onset during spontaneous arrhythmia episodes. During a follow-up period of 11.1 +/- 5.2 months, this device defected 264 arrhythmia episodes. The analysis of stored electrograms revealed 13 episodes of sin us tachycardia, 52 episodes of atrial tachyarrhythmias, and 201 episodes of monomorphic ventricular tachycardias (VTs). The mean measured values of rate stability and rate onset were: 2.2 +/- 0.9 msec, 0% in sinus tachycardias; 41.0 +/- 24.1 msec, 8.5% +/- 9.5% in atrial tachyarrhythmias; and 7.8 +/- 6.0 msec, 30.6% +/- 12.1% in monomorphic VTs. There was a wide zone of overlapping measured values for rate stability and rate onset in ventricular and nonventricular rhythms. No episode of VT showed a measured rate stability criterion > 35 msec. The subanalysis of arrhythmia episodes presenting with a heart rate < 160 beats/min revealed no episode of VT with a rate stability value > 24 msec. The calculated rate dependent specificities for these programmed rate stability parameters in detecting VTs were 46.2% and 81.8%, respectively. The analysis of the rare onset algorithm revealed no comparable relationship between sensitivity and specificity in the detection of VTs. Additional arrhythmia detection algorithms such as rate stability and rate onset may contribute to a significant enhancement in the specificity of ICD therapy.
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页码:539 / 547
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