Table 1. Pacemakers – responses to applying magnet.
Manufacturer | Response to applying magnet |
---|---|
Biotronik | Asynchronous mode (AOO, VOO, DOO) for 10 contractions, than return to synchronous mode |
Boston Scientific# | Asynchronous mode (AOO, VOO, DOO), frequency 100/min* |
Medtronic | Asynchronous mode (AOO, VOO, DOO), frequency 85/min* |
St. Jude Medical | Asynchronous mode (AOO, VOO, DOO), frequency 100/min* |
Sorin# | Asynchronous mode (AOO, VOO, DOO), frequency 96/min* |
#nowadays very rare in Croatia; *response can be switched off by pacemaker programming