Pacing Modes - Implantable Cardiac Devices Technology - page 27

Table 5.1 NASPE/BPEG generic (NBG) pacemaker codes [ 31 ]

Position I II III IV V

Category Chambers paced Chambers sensed Response to sensing Pacing rate modulation Multisite pacing

Letters 0 - None 0 - None 0 - None R - Pacing rate modulation 0 - None

A - Atrium A - Atrium T - Triggered A - Atrium

V - Ventricle V - Ventricle I - Inhibited V - Ventricle

D - Dual (A + V) D - Dual (A + V) D - Dual (T + I) D - Dual (A + V)

S - Single (A or V) S - Single (A or V)

Manufacturer speci fi c

SA node condition

Chronic Atrial
Fibrillation
or Unexcitable
Atrium

Intermittent
Atrial
Arrhythmias

Sinus
Bradycardia

Normal

AV block AV block

Yes No Yes

VVI(R) DDD(R) AAI(R) DDD DDD

Fig. 5.1 Reference pacing mode decision tree [32] (© 2012 Boston Scientific Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Used with permission
of Boston Scienti fi c Corporation)

Fig. 5.2 A00(R) mode [32] (© 2012 Boston Scientific Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Used with permission of Boston Scientific
Corporation)

Fig. 5.3 AAI(R) mode [32] (© 2012 Boston Scientific Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Used with permission of Boston Scientific
Corporation)