The cross-talk between spinal cord stimulators and the Confirm™ cardiac monitor

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INTRODUCTION: Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) function by transmission of electrical impulses to electrode contacts placed within the epidural space depending on the painful area to be treated. Because of the electrical nature of the SCS, there has been concern about the interaction between these devices and devices that monitor or augment the cardiac system. Implantable loop recorders help to identify the causes of syncope or palpitation by continuously evaluating and recording portions of an electrocardiograph in patients being evaluated for cardiac conduction arrhythmias. The purpose of the study is to simulate the possible effects of spinal cord stimulation on a Confirm cardiac monitor (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA).

METHODS: Twenty patients without preexisting cardiac disease, who were successfully being treated with SCS, were enrolled. Confirm loop recorders (St. Jude Medical) were placed on their chest wall in a noninvasive manner, with all programmed at identical settings. Multiple stimulation settings were adjusted on the stimulators and the recordings from the Confirm loop recorder were analyzed for evidence of interference.

RESULTS: Fifteen of the patients had no electrical noise detected at any of the tested combinations of stimulation. Five patients had some electrical "noise" detected by the loop recorder, but it did not inhibit the cardiologist evaluating the recording from analyzing the electrocardiograph for diagnostic purposes. At no point with any of the patients at any tested setting was there an appearance of a life-threatening arrhythmia.

CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates that spinal cord stimulation is unlikely to interfere with the data collected by the Confirm loop recorder, and the presence of an SCS should not interfere with the ability to use a loop recorder for diagnostic purposes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society - 17(2014), 1 vom: 18. Jan., Seite 42-7; discussion 47

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chaiban, Gassan Mitri [VerfasserIn]
Davidov, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Cummings, Jennifer Eiko [VerfasserIn]
Lehrian, Laura Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Yee, Eleanore Mun Yun [VerfasserIn]
Dugan, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Almualim, Mohammed Salman [VerfasserIn]
Atallah, Joseph N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ECG recording
Electromagnetic interference
Interaction
Journal Article
Loop recorder
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spinal cord stimulators

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.10.2014

Date Revised 10.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ner.12060

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM22735561X