Can chest roentgenogram predict the posture dependent changes of atrial sensing performance in patients with a VDD pacemaker?
The VDD pacemaker is useful for sequential pacing with a single lead but carries a risk of sensing failure. This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between the relative position of atrial lead and atrial sensitivity in different postures in patients with VDD pacemakers. Atrial sensitivity determination and chest roentgenography was performed in the supine and standing position 3 months after implantation in 25 patients with VDD pacemakers. Measurements of cardiac longitudinal length (from the top of the aortic arch to the diaphragm) and distances from the floating electrode to the upper margin of the seventh thoracic vertebra (D-T7), to the top of the aortic arch (D-knob), to the lateral wall of right atrium (D-wall), and the D-knob/cardiac longitudinal length (D-Ratio) were performed. Atrial signal amplitude decreased with the standing compared to the supine position in eight patients (group I) and increased or did not change in the other 17 patients (group II). In group
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