摘要 |
A programmable pacemaker and program therefor are disclosed, wherein the pacer is programmed to operate in a first pacing mode whenever the measured atrial rate is less than a certain threshold switching rate RT, and to operate in a second pacing mode whenever the measured atrial rate is greater than the threshold switching rate RT. The threshold switching rate RT is varied based on either a programmed algorithm or the measured value of one or more sensed parameters. In another embodiment, a hysteresis is introduced, so that the rate at which the pacer switches back to its low-activity mode is lower than the rate that triggers a switch to the high-activity mode.
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