Cardiac Pacemakers : Diagnostic Options · Dual Chamber Pacing Rate Responsive Pacing · Antitachycardia Pacing

Front Matter....Pages I-XI The “Philosophy” of the Diagnostic Pacemaker....Pages 1-3 Comparison of Different Pacemakers with Holter Functions....Pages 4-7 Clinical Evaluation of a Diagnostic Pulse Generator (DPG) with Special Analysis Functions in Pacemaker Patient Follow-up....Pages 8-28 Clinical Importance of the Analysis Functions of a Multiprogrammable Pacemaker....Pages 29-32 Determination of the Endocardial Signal Amplitude in Single Chamber Demand Pacemakers: Comparison of two Measurement Methods....Pages 33-44 Progress in Holter Monitoring Towards an Implantable System....Pages 45-46 Memory Technology and Implantable Holter Systems....Pages 47-52 Value and Limitations of the Holter Functions of a Single Chamber Diagnostic Pacemaker....Pages 53-67 Pacemaker Holter ECG: Value and Limitations in Follow-up of Pacemaker Patients....Pages 68-77 Prevention and Improved Detection of Pacemaker Dysfunctions....Pages 78-86 Physiological Pacing and Biological Rate Adjustment....Pages 87-99 Rate Responsive Pacing — Initial Experience with the QT(TX/Quintech) and Biorate Pacemakers....Pages 100-106 Problems with the Slope Adjustment and Rate Adaptation in Rate Responsive Pacemakers: Oscillation Phenomena and Sudden Rate Jumps....Pages 107-122 Comparison of VVI and QT-Related Rate Adaptive Pacing — Pulmonary Artery Pressure, Pulmonary Capillary Pressure, Heart Rate and Cardiac Output....Pages 123-127 Clinical Experiences with the Respiratory Rate Responsive Pacemaker....Pages 128-131 Respiration Dependent Pacemakers....Pages 132-134 Results with the SO 2 -Controlled Pacemaker....Pages 135-138 Preliminary Clinical Results with a New Software-Controlled DDD Pacemaker....Pages 139-147 DDI Mode: a New Stimulation Mode in the Therapy of Pacesetting Disorders....Pages 148-152 A New Generation of Dual Chamber Pacemakers with Automatic in-built Rhythm Recognition Capabilities....Pages 153-157 Left Ventricular Function During VVI and DVI Pacing at Different Rates as Assessed by M-Mode and Two-Dimensional Echocardiography, Gated Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (GASPECT) and Thermodilution....Pages 158-169 The Surgical Approach to Tachycardias....Pages 306-318 A Description of Reliable Pacemaker Holter Functions in the Future Antitachycardia Pacemaker....Pages 213-218 New Aspects on the Pathogenesis of Ischemia-Induced Ventricular Arrhythmias....Pages 170-177 Arrhythmias induced by antitachycardial pacing....Pages 298-305 Antitachycardia Pacemakers — an Overview....Pages 219-223 Value and Limitations of the DPG-1 Pacemaker Anti-Arrhythmic Functions....Pages 224-237 Use of Flywheel, Automatic Underdrive and Dynamic Overdrive in Atrial Pacers....Pages 238-247 Description and Efficacy of PASAR Algorithms....Pages 248-254 Clinical Results with the Tachylog P43....Pages 255-261 The Antitachycardia Capabilities of Symbios....Pages 262-263 Clinical Long-Term Experiences with High Rate Antitachycardia Stimulation (Cybertach 60)....Pages 264-270 Endo-Epicardial Cardioversion-Defibrillation for Termination of Drug-Refractory Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias....Pages 271-281 Pre-Implantation Evaluation of Candidates for an Antitachycardia Pacemaker....Pages 178-190 Single-Beat Stimulation and Train of Stimuli Method for Prevention of Reentrant Tachycardia....Pages 282-290 Hemodynamic and Antiectopic Effects of Long-term Dynamic Overdrive Pacing in Implanted VVI Pacemakers....Pages 291-297 Subthreshold Burst Pacing....Pages 191-193 Tachycardia Recognition by Implantable Devices....Pages 194-198 The Use of the Ventricular Paced Evoked Response in Antitachycardia Pacemaker Design....Pages 199-206 Detection and Discrimination of Supraventricular Tachycardia from Sinus Tachycardia of Overlapping Cycle Lengths....Pages 207-212 Back Matter....Pages 319-323