Clinical Comparison of ICD Detection Algorithms that Include Rapid-VT Zones

• Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology Vol. 35; no. 10; pp. 1222 - 1231
• Main Authors: HIRSH, DAVID S., CHINITZ, LARRY A., BERNSTEIN, NEIL E., HOLMES, DOUGLAS S., RAO, SATYA, AIZER, ANTHONY
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.10.2012; Wiley
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiac dysrhythmias; Cardiology. Vascular system; congestive heart failure; Defibrillators, Implantable; Diseases of the cardiovascular system; electrophysiology-1231; Female; Heart; Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement; Humans; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnosis; Tachycardia, Ventricular - therapy; Treatment Outcome; ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular Fibrillation - diagnosis; Ventricular Fibrillation - therapy; ventricular tachycardia; Heart failure; Arrhythmia; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Electrophysiology; Instrumentation therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Ventricular tachycardia; Algorithm; Excitability disorder; Ventricular fibrillation; Instrumental stimulation; Heart disease; electrophysiology—clinical; congestive heart failure; Diagnosis; Comparative study

Introduction: The safe use of antitachycardia pacing (ATP) to terminate rapid ventricular tachycardias (VTs) (cycle length 240–320 ms) is predicated on the ability of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to distinguish rapid VT from ventricular fibrillation (VF). We set out to compare the...