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Visia AF VR
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
Visia AF ICD System
SINGLE CHAMBER ICD + AF DIAGNOSTICS
The only single chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with a traditional lead, which enables physicians to continuously monitor, diagnose, and manage atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.
THE NEED FOR AF DIAGNOSTICS in a single chamber ICD
- 20% of single chamber ICD patients may also develop new onset AF within the first 2 years post-implant1
- AF increases the risk of stroke by up to 5x2
- AF increases the risk of heart failure by 3x3
- 79-94% of AF episodes are asymptomatic4-9
- 68% of AT/AF episodes are missed with annual Holter monitoring9
Visia AF ICD System Summary
1
Schloss EJ, et al. How Common is New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Single Chamber ICD Patients? Sub-analysis from the PainFree SST Study. Presented at AHA 2015 (Abstract 17946).
2
Wolff PA, Abbott RD, Kannel WB, et al. Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: the Framingham Study. Stroke. August 1991;22(8):983-988.
3
Stewart S, Hart CL, Hole DJ, McMurray JJ. A population-based study of the long-term risks associated with atrial fibrillation: 20-year follow-up of the Renfrew/Paisley Study. Am J Med. October 1, 2002;113(5):359-364.
4
Strickberger SA, Ip J, Saksena S, Curry K, Bahnson TD, Ziegler PD. Relationship between atrial tachyarrhythmias and symptoms. Heart Rhythm. February 2005;2(2):125-131.
5
Verma A, Champagne J, Sapp J, et al. Discerning the incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic episodes of atrial fibrillation before and after catheter ablation (DISCERN AF): a prospective, multicenter study. JAMA Intern Med. January 28, 2013;173(2):149-156.
6
Orlov MV, Ghali JK, Araghi-Niknam M, et al. Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation in pacemaker recipients: incidence, progression, and determinants based on the atrial high rate trial. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. March 2007;30(3):404-411.
7
Quirino G, Giammaria M, Corbucci G, et al. Diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with implanted pacemakers: relationship to symptoms and other variables. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. January 2009;32(1):91-98.
8
Page RL, Wilkinson WE, Clair WK, McCarthy EA, Pritchett EL. Asymptomatic arrhythmias in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Circulation. January 1994;89(1):224-227.
9
Ziegler PD, Koehler JL, Mehra R. Comparison of continuous versus intermittent monitoring of atrial arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm. December 2006;3(12):1445-1452.
