Technical and clinical information transmitted daily, along with corresponding warnings in case of detected anomaly
| Daily transmission . | Associated warning messages . | Device programming in both study groups . |
|---|---|---|
| Technical information | DDD or DDDR mode | |
| Battery status | Elective replacement indicator | |
| Atrial lead impedance | Atrial lead impedance <200 or >3000 Ω | Automatic atrial lead test: ON |
| Ventricular lead impedance | Ventricular lead impedance <200 or >3000 Ω | Automatic ventricular lead test: ON |
| R wave safety margin | R wave safety margin <50% | |
| P wave safety margin | P wave safety margin <50% | |
| Ventricular capture threshold | Autothreshold deactivated | Autothreshold: ON |
| Variations in ventricular threshold >1 V | ||
| Ventricular threshold >2.4 V | ||
| No transmission | No transmission in last 36 h | Transmission at 3:00 a.m. |
| Clinical information | ||
| Mean ventricular rate/24 h | ||
| Number and duration of mode switch | Mode switch duration >18 h | Mode switch: DDIR/160 b.p.m. (X/Z 5/8) |
| Number and type of atrial arrhythmia | First mode switch since onset of follow-up | |
| Peak ventricular rate during mode switch | IEGM recording for mode switch: ON | |
| Daily peak ventricular rate | IEGM recording for ventricular rate: ON | |
| Duration of episode with fastest ventricular rate | Ventricular rate >160 b.p.m. | |
| Number of ventricular salvos | ||
| Number of ventricular episodes | Ventricular episode (>8 consecutive PVC) | |
| Peak hourly/daily rate of PVC |
| Daily transmission . | Associated warning messages . | Device programming in both study groups . |
|---|---|---|
| Technical information | DDD or DDDR mode | |
| Battery status | Elective replacement indicator | |
| Atrial lead impedance | Atrial lead impedance <200 or >3000 Ω | Automatic atrial lead test: ON |
| Ventricular lead impedance | Ventricular lead impedance <200 or >3000 Ω | Automatic ventricular lead test: ON |
| R wave safety margin | R wave safety margin <50% | |
| P wave safety margin | P wave safety margin <50% | |
| Ventricular capture threshold | Autothreshold deactivated | Autothreshold: ON |
| Variations in ventricular threshold >1 V | ||
| Ventricular threshold >2.4 V | ||
| No transmission | No transmission in last 36 h | Transmission at 3:00 a.m. |
| Clinical information | ||
| Mean ventricular rate/24 h | ||
| Number and duration of mode switch | Mode switch duration >18 h | Mode switch: DDIR/160 b.p.m. (X/Z 5/8) |
| Number and type of atrial arrhythmia | First mode switch since onset of follow-up | |
| Peak ventricular rate during mode switch | IEGM recording for mode switch: ON | |
| Daily peak ventricular rate | IEGM recording for ventricular rate: ON | |
| Duration of episode with fastest ventricular rate | Ventricular rate >160 b.p.m. | |
| Number of ventricular salvos | ||
| Number of ventricular episodes | Ventricular episode (>8 consecutive PVC) | |
| Peak hourly/daily rate of PVC |
PVC, premature ventricular complex; IEGM, intracardiac electrogram.
Technical and clinical information transmitted daily, along with corresponding warnings in case of detected anomaly
| Daily transmission . | Associated warning messages . | Device programming in both study groups . |
|---|---|---|
| Technical information | DDD or DDDR mode | |
| Battery status | Elective replacement indicator | |
| Atrial lead impedance | Atrial lead impedance <200 or >3000 Ω | Automatic atrial lead test: ON |
| Ventricular lead impedance | Ventricular lead impedance <200 or >3000 Ω | Automatic ventricular lead test: ON |
| R wave safety margin | R wave safety margin <50% | |
| P wave safety margin | P wave safety margin <50% | |
| Ventricular capture threshold | Autothreshold deactivated | Autothreshold: ON |
| Variations in ventricular threshold >1 V | ||
| Ventricular threshold >2.4 V | ||
| No transmission | No transmission in last 36 h | Transmission at 3:00 a.m. |
| Clinical information | ||
| Mean ventricular rate/24 h | ||
| Number and duration of mode switch | Mode switch duration >18 h | Mode switch: DDIR/160 b.p.m. (X/Z 5/8) |
| Number and type of atrial arrhythmia | First mode switch since onset of follow-up | |
| Peak ventricular rate during mode switch | IEGM recording for mode switch: ON | |
| Daily peak ventricular rate | IEGM recording for ventricular rate: ON | |
| Duration of episode with fastest ventricular rate | Ventricular rate >160 b.p.m. | |
| Number of ventricular salvos | ||
| Number of ventricular episodes | Ventricular episode (>8 consecutive PVC) | |
| Peak hourly/daily rate of PVC |
| Daily transmission . | Associated warning messages . | Device programming in both study groups . |
|---|---|---|
| Technical information | DDD or DDDR mode | |
| Battery status | Elective replacement indicator | |
| Atrial lead impedance | Atrial lead impedance <200 or >3000 Ω | Automatic atrial lead test: ON |
| Ventricular lead impedance | Ventricular lead impedance <200 or >3000 Ω | Automatic ventricular lead test: ON |
| R wave safety margin | R wave safety margin <50% | |
| P wave safety margin | P wave safety margin <50% | |
| Ventricular capture threshold | Autothreshold deactivated | Autothreshold: ON |
| Variations in ventricular threshold >1 V | ||
| Ventricular threshold >2.4 V | ||
| No transmission | No transmission in last 36 h | Transmission at 3:00 a.m. |
| Clinical information | ||
| Mean ventricular rate/24 h | ||
| Number and duration of mode switch | Mode switch duration >18 h | Mode switch: DDIR/160 b.p.m. (X/Z 5/8) |
| Number and type of atrial arrhythmia | First mode switch since onset of follow-up | |
| Peak ventricular rate during mode switch | IEGM recording for mode switch: ON | |
| Daily peak ventricular rate | IEGM recording for ventricular rate: ON | |
| Duration of episode with fastest ventricular rate | Ventricular rate >160 b.p.m. | |
| Number of ventricular salvos | ||
| Number of ventricular episodes | Ventricular episode (>8 consecutive PVC) | |
| Peak hourly/daily rate of PVC |
PVC, premature ventricular complex; IEGM, intracardiac electrogram.
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