Effect of Coronary Sinus Electrode on the Optimal Atrial Defibrillation Pathway for an Atrioventricular Defibrillator

Abstract

Patients with persistent AF of substantial duration can be reliably cardioverted using a conventional implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) lead set; however, the incorporation of a CS lead to the conventional ICD lead configuration significantly lowered ADFT. The optimal shock vector that incorporates a CS lead for atrial defibrillation requires future studies.