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A high percentage of BiV pacing is associated with improved CRT response.1 However, the presence of a pacing stimulus does not imply full capture.2,3 Traditional pacing counters only report the presence of a pacing stimulus, potentially leading to over-reporting of effective pacing.2,3
The EffectivCRT™ Diagnostic uses a unipolar electrogram to evaluate morphology, looking for a negative deflection which implies when a paced beat is effective.4
In 18% of patients, device-reported % V. Pacing overestimated effective CRT by 3%. 3 out of 57 patients had virtually no effective pacing, whereas the % V pacing was > 90%, as demonstrated in the graph below.5
Before the
EffectivCRT™ diagnostic:
Only see the quantity of pacing5
With the
EffectivCRT™ diagnostic:
Also see the quality of pacing5
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Ghosh S, et al. Europace. 2015;17:1555-1562.
Hernandez, et al. Presented at CardioStim 2016 (Abstract 99-06).