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==Commonly Used Pacemakers== | ==Commonly Used Pacemakers== | ||
The most often used codes are: | The most often used codes are: | ||
* '''AAI''': The atria are paced, when the intrinsic atrial rhythm falls below the | * '''AAI''': The atria are paced, when the intrinsic atrial rhythm falls below the pacemaker's threshold. | ||
* '''VVI''': The ventricles are paced, when the intrinsic ventricular rhythm falls below the | * '''VVI''': The ventricles are paced, when the intrinsic ventricular rhythm falls below the pacemaker's threshold. | ||
* '''VDD''': The pacemaker senses the atrial | * '''VDD''': The pacemaker senses the atrial and ventricular events, but can only pace the ventricle. This type of pacemaker is used in patients with a reliable sinus node, but with an AV-block. | ||
* '''DDD''': The pacemaker records both the atrial and ventricular rate and can pace | * '''DDD''': The pacemaker records both the atrial and ventricular rate and can pace either chamber when needed. | ||
* '''DDDR''': As above, but the pacemaker has a sensor that records a demand for higher cardiac output and can adjust the heart rate accordingly. | * '''DDDR''': As above, but the pacemaker has a sensor that records a demand for higher cardiac output and can adjust the heart rate accordingly. | ||
* Biventricular pacemakers ('''CRT-P'''): Leads in both ventricles are present to synchronized contraction. The lead pacing the left ventricle is usually positioned in the coronary sinus. This cardiac resynchronization therapy can improve symptoms and survival in some heart failure patients. Several optimizing methods are being evaluated to find the most effective pacing delay between left and right ventricles. They include echocardiography, finding the narrowest QRS, and invasive hemodynamic measurements with pressure and flow wires. | * Biventricular pacemakers ('''CRT-P'''): Leads in both ventricles are present to synchronized contraction. The lead pacing the left ventricle is usually positioned in the coronary sinus. This cardiac resynchronization therapy can improve symptoms and survival in some heart failure patients. Several optimizing methods are being evaluated to find the most effective pacing delay between left and right ventricles. They include echocardiography, finding the narrowest QRS, and invasive hemodynamic measurements with pressure and flow wires. | ||