July 1, 1990Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Clinical Experience with a New Software‐Based Antitachycardia Pacemaker for Recurrent Supraventricular and Ventricular Tachycardias

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Why the study?

Is a software-based antitachycardia pacemaker safe and effective for terminating recurrent symptomatic supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias?

Population

14 patients with recurrent symptomatic tachycardias with a mean symptom duration of 8 +/- 4 years and mean…

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

30.5 +/- 10.6 months

Authors

MFMartin FromerSandia National Laboratories HGHans GloorHôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande TKTeresa KuśElectrophysiology

Discussion

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Implication

Should not yet change practice; leaves open questions on long-term safety and broader efficacy in prospective studies.

Structured PICO

Is a software-based antitachycardia pacemaker safe and effective for terminating recurrent symptomatic supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias?

Population

14 patients (6 male, 8 female, mean age 45 +/- 16 years) with recurrent symptomatic tachycardias (6 AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, 3 orthodromic tachycardia with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, 2 circus movement tachycardia via concealed bypass tract, 2 ventricular tachycardia, 1 atrial flutter) with a mean symptom duration of 8 +/- 4 years and mean 3.5 +/- 1 prior antiarrhythmic drug trials.

Intervention

Intermedics Intertach 262-12 tachycardia reversion pulse generator (software-based antitachycardia pacemaker)

Outcome

Tachycardia detection and termination functions and clinical events during follow-up

The software-based antitachycardia pacemaker provided reliable detection and termination of recurrent tachycardias, serving as a valuable adjunctive therapy in selected patients.

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Fromer et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a769149dc95071596cff1ae https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1990.tb02126.x

Topics

Persistent AF management Atrial fibrillation

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Clinical Experience with a New Software‐Based Antitachycardia Pacemaker for Recurrent Supraventricular and Ventricular Tachycardias

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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Clinical Experience with a New Software‐Based Antitachycardia Pacemaker for Recurrent Supraventricular and Ventricular Tachycardias

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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