1. Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages 1016-1023 (July 2017)
Development and validation of a dual sensing scheme to improve accuracy of bradycardia and pause detection in an insertable cardiac monitor 
Rod S. Passman, MD, FHRS, John D. Rogers, MD, Shantanu Sarkar, PhD, Jerry Reiland, MS, Erin Reisfeld, MS, Jodi Koehler, MS, Suneet Mittal, MD, FHRS 
Heart Rhythm 
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages (July 2017)
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2. Figure 1
Examples of inappropriate bradycardia and pause detections. Inappropriate bradycardia detection is primarily caused by undersensing of (A) premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), (B) normal sinus after PVCs, and (C) small R waves. Inappropriate pause detection is primarily caused by undersensing of (D) sudden drop of R-wave amplitude, (E) small R waves, (F) normal sinus following PVCs, and (G) loss of electrocardiogram due to loss of contact. The marker annotations are VS (ventricular sense), BS (bradycardia sense), BD (bradycardia detect), and AD (asystole [pause] detect).
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3. Figure 2
Basic schematic of the dual sensing scheme used to reduce inappropriate bradycardia and pause detections. ECG = electrocardiogram.
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4. Figure 3
Auto-adjusting sensing scheme (second panel) used in the current insertable cardiac monitor device that may lead to undersensing of wide-complex shortly coupled bigeminal premature ventricular contractions, leading to inappropriate bradycardia detection. The dual sense scheme (third panel) with a long blanking and fixed threshold provides a second look for long intervals sensed in the primary sense channel (second panel). ECG = electrocardiogram.
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5. Figure 4
Schematic of the data analysis method followed to develop and validate the dual sense enhancement.
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6. Figure 5
Number of true positive and false positive bradycardia/pause episode detections before and after the application of the dual sense algorithm.
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7. Figure 6
Examples of true bradycardia episodes missed by the dual sense algorithm in 4 patients who had a single true bradycardia episode over a 1-year follow-up, leading to reduced episode detection sensitivity and drop in diagnostic yield.
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