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Table 1 Manufacturer-Specific Pacemaker Programming at Replacement Notification

From: Adverse clinical events caused by pacemaker battery depletion: two case reports

Pacing characteristic

Boston Scientific

Abbott

Biotronik

Meditronic

Microport

Loss of Rare Response?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Loss of AV Synchrony?

No

No

No

Yes(VVI)

Yes(VVI)

Change in Lower Rate Limit?

No

Yes

(−10%)

Yes

(−11%)

Yes

(65 bpm)

Yes

(70 bpm)

Magnet rate following replacement Notification

≤85 bpm

≤86.3 bpm

≤80 bpm

≤65 bpm

≤80 bpm