?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Automatic+Mode+Switching+in+Atrial+Fibrillation&rft.creator=Giuseppe%2C+Stabile&rft.creator=Antonio+De%2C+Simone&rft.creator=Enrico%2C+Romano&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=Automatic+mode+switching+(AMS)+algorithms+were+designed+to+prevent+tracking+of+atrial+tachyarrhythmias+(ATA)+or+other+rapidly+occurring+signals+sensed+by+atrial+channels%2C+thereby+reducing+the+adverse+hemodynamic+and+symptomatic+consequences+of+a+rapid+ventricular+response.+The+inclusion+of+an+AMS+function+in+most+dual+chamber+pacemaker+now+provides+optimal+management+of+atrial+arrhythmias+and+allows+the+benefit+of+atrioventricular+synchrony+to+be+extended+to+a+population+with+existing+atrial+fibrillation.+Appropriate+AMS+depends+on+several+parameters%3A+a)+the+programmed+parameters%3B+b)+the+characteristics+of+the+arrhythmia%3B+c)+the+characteristics+of+the+AMS+algorithm.+Three+qualifying+aspects+constitute+an+AMS+algorithm%3A+onset%2C+AMS+response%2C+and+resynchronization.+Since+AMS+programs+also+provide+data+on+the+time+of+onset+and+duration+of+AMS+episodes%2C+AMS+data+may+be+interpreted+as+a+surrogate+marker+of+ATAs+recurrence.+Recently%2C+stored+electrograms+corresponding+to+episodes+of+ATAs+have+been+introduced%2C+thus+clarifying+the+accuracy+of+AMS+in+detecting+ATAs+Clinically+this+information+may+be+used+to+assess+the+efficacy+of+an+antiarrhythmic+intervention+or+the+risk+of+thromboembolic+events%2C+and+it+may+serve+as+a+valuable+research+tool++for+evaluating+the+natural+history+and+burden+of+ATAs.+%0A&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=2005-07&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4446%2F1%2Fstabile.htm&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4446%2F2%2Fstabile.pdf&rft.identifier=++Giuseppe%2C+Stabile+and+Antonio+De%2C+Simone+and+Enrico%2C+Romano++(2005)+Automatic+Mode+Switching+in+Atrial+Fibrillation.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4446%2F