?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Automatic+Capture+Verification+in+Pacemakers+(Autocapture)++%E2%80%93+Utility+and+Problems%0A&rft.creator=Kam%2C+Ruth&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=The+concept+of+a+closed+%E2%80%93+loop+feedback+system%2C+that+would+automatically+assess+pacing+threshold+and+self+-adjust+pacing+output+to+ensure+consistent+myocardial+capture%2C+has+many+appeals.+Enhancing+patient+safety+in+cases+of+an+unexpected+rise+in+threshold%2C+reduced+current+drain%2C+hence+prolonging+battery+longevity+and+reducing+the+amount+of+physician+intervention+required+are+just+some+of+the+advantages.+Autocapture+(AC)+is+a+proprietary+algorithm+developed+by+St+Jude+Medical+CRMD%2C+Sylmar%2C+CA%2C+USA%2C+(SJM)+that+was+the+first+to+commercially+provide+these+automatic+functions+in+a+single+chamber+pacemaker+(Microny+and+Regency)%2C+and+subsequently+in+a+dual+chamber+pacemaker+(Affinity%2C+Entity+and+Identity+family+of+pacemakers).+This+article+reviews+the+conditions+necessary+for+AC+verification+and+performance+and+the+problems+encountered+in+clinical+practice.+&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2004-04&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4230%2F1%2Fkam.htm&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4230%2F2%2Fkam.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kam%2C+Ruth++(2004)+Automatic+Capture+Verification+in+Pacemakers+(Autocapture)+%E2%80%93+Utility+and+Problems.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4230%2F