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(Circulation. 2008;118:2115-2116.)
© 2008 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Fractures of pace-sense electrodes in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patients are a common cause of inappropriate shocks. These fractures result in high pacing impedance and oversensing of rapid, nonphysiological potentials. Despite automated, daily measurements of impedance to provide advance warning, their most common presentation is inappropriate shocks. We developed and tested an algorithm to enhance early identification of lead fractures and to reduce inappropriate shocks. This lead-integrity algorithm, which can be downloaded into presently implanted implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, alerts the patient and/or physician when triggered by either oversensing or abnormal impedance. Because oversensing associated with lead fracture typically is transient, we hypothesized that increasing the number of intervals to detect ventricular fibrillation reduces inappropriate shocks. Thus, the lead-integrity algorithm also increases the number of intervals to detect ventricular fibrillation when triggered. In a simulated retrospective analysis, the lead-integrity algorithm improved advance warning of lead fractures compared with present impedance monitoring. Its clinical value depends on rapid response to alerts by the patient and physician. This lead-integrity algorithm is the first downloadable RAMware developed to enhance the performance of nominally functioning implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and is the first implantable cardioverter-defibrillator monitoring feature that triggers real-time changes in ventricular fibrillation detection parameters to reduce inappropriate shocks. See p 2122.

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