Medtronic PM Settings

• by Ken(Toronto)
• 2008-09-02 10:09:03
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I'd like to know what the settings mean. I got a printout from the EP Technician, but she does not want to take the time to explain everything to me.
What she told me was the PM is doing atrial pacing 98%, the ventricular lead is turned OFF. Don't know why, because they told me the reason for the PM was my resting heart rate was too low, and the heart pauses; so the PM was put in to maintain the low heart rate. But, I feel that the PM is working all the time, even when my heart rate is over 90!
Here are the settings:
Modes: AAIR<=>DDDR
mode switch ON
detection rate 175bpm
detection duration no delay
blanked flutter search ON
Rates
Lower rate 70 bpm
upper tracking rate 130 bpm
upper sensor rate 130 bpm
ADL rate 95 bpm
Rate responses
optimization ON
ADL response 3
exertion response 3
ADLR percent 2%
activity threshold medium/low
activity acceleration 30 sec
activity deceleration Exercise
High Rate Percent 0.2%
ADL rate setpoint 6
Upper Rate setpoint 17
Additional/Interventions
Non-comp. Atrial pacing ON
Atrial preference pacing ON
Maximum rate 110 ppm
Interval decrement 30 ms
search beats 5 beats

Notice that the 95 Bpm ADL rate may mean something; because everytime I exert myself, I checked and the heart rate was 95!

Anyone know what these settings mean? Is my PM pacing all the time? (I was told that the PM just sits there until the HR goes below 70, then it kicks in , but not kicking in all the time).

Electric Frank?

thanks

Ken