Jewel AF ICD Atrial Fib Detection Sensitivity/Specificity Tops 99%
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medtronic's Jewel AF dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) continuously detects sustained atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFl) with over 99% sensitivity/specificity and can be programmed for long duration AF without the risk of underdetection, Charles Swerdlow, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, reported Nov. 8 at the American Heart Association's annual scientific sessions in Atlanta.