title: Contemporary issues in rate-adaptive pacing.
abstract: This review addresses a number of questions pertaining to contemporary rate-adaptive pacemakers that include the role of dual sensor systems, sensor blending and cross-checking, automaticity, nonrate-related sensor functions, prevention of arrhythmias, and several other areas of clinical importance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, NY 14621, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Barold
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Barold
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D000075202:Contraindications; D004867:Equipment Design; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000628:therapy; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000628:therapy