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Electrocardiography of Rate-Adaptive Dual-Chamber (DDDR) Pacemakers: Upper Rate Behavior

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Rate Adaptive Cardiac Pacing

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The addition of non-atrial sensors such as activity, minute ventilation volume and the like to dual-chamber pulse generators has added a new dimension to the upper rate response. In fact, the incorporation of a sensor in a dual-chamber pulse generator necessitates two upper rates:one driven by atrial sensed events (sometimes called the maximal tracking rate) and the other driven by the sensor, not necessarily equal to the atrial-driven upper rate. The interplay of these two upper rates has created new complexity in the electrocardiographic interpretation of DDDR pacemaker function. [1–7].

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Genesee Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 224 Alexander Street, Rochester, NY, 14607, USA

    S. S. Barold

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  1. I. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaningerstr. 22, 8000, München 80, Germany

    Eckhard Alt

  2. Genesee Hospital, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 224 Alexander Street, 14607, Rochester, New York, USA

    S. Serge Barold

  3. Bereich Medizin (Charité), Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Schumannstr. 20, 1040, Berlin, Germany

    Karl Stangl

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Barold, S.S. (1993). Electrocardiography of Rate-Adaptive Dual-Chamber (DDDR) Pacemakers: Upper Rate Behavior. In: Alt, E., Barold, S.S., Stangl, K. (eds) Rate Adaptive Cardiac Pacing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76649-7_17

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