Pacer pulse, Rejection – Welch Allyn 901061 Propaq LT Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual User Manual
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Pacer pulse rejection
Does not count as heartbeats approximately 95% of pacemaker pulses within pacer
pulse detection range*, with or without AAMI (EC 13
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2002) tails of 4, 8, 15, 25, 50, 75,
or 100 ms decay time constant, whose tail amplitudes meet either EC 13’s method A or
method B criteria for single pacer pulses, or A
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V sequential pulses (150 ms and 250 ms
separation), all per AAMI tests 4.1.4.1 and 4.1.4.2.
* Rejects method B overshoots for [pulse width] X [pulse amplitude] < 3 X 10
-4
V-sec.
Pacer pulse detector minimum
slew rate detection threshold
2.5 V/sec RTI, per EC13:2002, 4.1.4.3
ECG trace duration
3 seconds in single or double trace display
6 seconds in cascade
Response to Irregular Rhythm (AAMI specification EC13
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2002, 4.1.2.1. Part e.)
Ventricular bigeminy (VB)
78 to 82 beats/min (80 beats/min expected)
Slow alternating VB
57 to 65 beats/min (60 beats/min expected)
Rapid alternating VB
118 to 123 beats/min (120 beats/min expected)
Bidirectional systole
88 to 93 beats/min (90 beats/min expected)
1 mV ventricular tachycardia
197 to 198 beats/min (206 beats/min expected)
2 mV ventricular tachycardia
193 to 197 beats/min (195 beats/min expected)