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When the PMT is detected and terminated, the PMT protection interval is extended by 50 ms. If no additional PMTs arise within two days, the length of the PMT protection interval is reduced by another 50 ms. If additional PMTs occur, the PMT protection interval is increased by another 50 ms. This occurs until no more PMTs are detected. In the absence of PMTs, the PMT protection interval is successively reduced. The initial values of the PMT protection interval in the automatic setting at 175 ms after Vp and 400 ms after VES.
2.11 Atrial Upper Rate
The atrial upper rate (AUR) prevents atrial pacing from occurring in the vulnerable phase after an atrial sensed event during the PMT protection interval, and ensures that the next atrial paced event occurs after the heart’s natural atrial refractory period.
To avoid this, an atrial upper rate of 200 ppm (atrial upper interval (AUI), 300 ms) is started after a
The next Ap can only be emitted after the expiration of the AUI. When there are high sensor rates, the atrial pacing is shifted. To guarantee stability of the ventricular rate, the AV delay is shortened to no less than the safety interval when the basic interval is lengthened.
NOTE:
Right atrial pacing does not occur when mode switching is activated, and when the atrial upper rate is activated in DDI mode at the end of the sensor or basic interval.
2.12 Preventive Overdrive Pacing (Overdrive Mode)
The atrial pacing rate increases after each atrial sensed event that is not classified as an atrial extrasystole, in an attempt to suppress atrial tachyarrhythmias. The overdrive algorithm triggers atrial overdrive pacing and guarantees that pacing occurs at a rate slightly above the intrinsic sinus rate. Atrial overdrive pacing thereby minimizes the number of atrial sensed events. The overdrive mode is available in modes DDD(R), DDT/A(R), AAI(R) and AAT(R).