Failure to detect life-threatening arrhythmias in ICDs using single-chamber detection criteria.
Roland X StroobandtMattias F DuytschaeverVincenzo SchillaciFrederic E Van HeuverswynLiesbeth TimmersJan De PooterSébastien KnechtYves R VandekerckhoveAndreas KucherRene H TavernierPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)
We describe six scenarios leading to failure of ventricular arrhythmia detection in a single-chamber detection setting withholding life-saving therapy. These scenarios are more likely to occur with high-rate programming and long detection times, especially if combined with rate stability and sudden onset.