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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
Paul A. Levine, Newhall, CA (US);
G. Neal Kay, Birmingham, AL (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
An implantable cardiac stimulation device and method treats intrinsic ventricular rhythms lacking atrial transport to the heart. Once an arrhythmia detector detects an intrinsic ventricular rhythm lacking atrial transport, an atrial pulse generator paces the atria to restore atrial transport. The pacing is maintained at a constant rate for a first time period after which the pacing rate is decreased over a recovery time period. The device and method may also be employed for treating accelerated junctional rhythms, accelerated idioventricular rhythms, and first degree AV block, all of which result in inhibition of a dual-chamber pacemaker.