Zeyu Niu , Zimo Wei , Jia Wang , Xin Jin , Junpeng Liu , Zhilei Wang , Ruijuan Yan , You Lv , Tong Zou
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Analysis of the diagnostic value of pre-event intracardiac electrogram (pre-EGM) storage function in cardiac electronic implantable devices for arrhythmia diagnosis
Background and aims
Previous cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) automatically monitored, diagnosed, and stored atrial or ventricular tachyarrhythmias as intracardiac electrograms (EGMs). Abbott's new-generation CIEDs offer pre-event EGM storage (Pre-EGM), recording cardiac electrical activity before arrhythmic events. This study determines whether Pre-EGM provides additional diagnostic information for arrhythmic events.
Methods
We consecutively enrolled 92 patients with CIEDs featuring Pre-EGM functionality at Beijing Hospital (April 2015–July 2023). Devices reported 1543 events based on built-in algorithms. Three cardiac electrophysiology experts independently interpreted each event twice: first using only post-trigger EGMs, then incorporating Pre-EGM data for final classification.
Results
Among 1260 automatic mode switch (AMS) events, 994 (78.89 %) were diagnosed using EGM-only interpretation versus 1251 (99.29 %) with Pre-EGM incorporation, representing a 20.40 % improvement in diagnostic yield. Among 187 arrhythmic events including high ventricular rate, premature ventricular contractions, supraventricular tachycardia, and ventricular tachycardia, 124 (66.31 %) were diagnosed using EGM-only versus 183 (97.86 %) with Pre-EGM, representing 31.55 % improvement.
Conclusions
Relying solely on post-event EGMs for event determination is insufficiently precise. Pre-EGM functionality provides comprehensive information for definitive diagnosis of CIED-recorded events, representing superior post-implantation device analysis.
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