Does a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator accurately detect atrial fibrillation and flutter?
A dual-chamber ICD can accurately detect and discriminate between atrial tachycardia and atrial fibrillation, enabling targeted pacing therapies.
A new ICD detects AT/AF accurately and continuously. Therapy may be programmed for long-duration AT/AF, with a low risk of underdetection. Discrimination of AT from AF permits successful pacing therapy for a significant fraction of AT.
Swerdlow et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
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