The Influence of Cardiac Pacemaker Programming Modes on Exercise Capacity
Why the study?
Does dual-chamber pacing or the activation of rate responsive function improve exercise capacity in pacemaker-wearing patients?
Population
52 pacemaker-wearing patients
Comparison
Dual-chamber pacing and single-chamber pacing… vs Single-chamber (ventricular) pacing
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May enhance exercise tolerance in pacemaker patients; leaves open need for RCTs before practice change.
Structured PICO
Does dual-chamber pacing or the activation of rate responsive function improve exercise capacity in pacemaker-wearing patients?
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Population
52 pacemaker-wearing patients
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Intervention
Dual-chamber pacing and single-chamber pacing with rate responsive function (RRF) activated
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Comparator
Single-chamber (ventricular) pacing
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Outcome
Exercise capacity (effort time and metabolic equivalents) during an exercise stress testsurrogate
Dual-chamber pacing and the activation of rate responsive function in single-chamber pacemakers significantly improve exercise capacity compared to standard single-chamber pacing.
Cite This Study
Caloian et al. (2018) studied this question.