June 24, 2011 - A novel solution for optimizing sensor-based diagnostics for patients with cardiac disease - BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, a worldwide leader in manufacturing cardiac medical devices, announced that the innovative new Lumax 540 VR-T DX single-chamber implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) and Linoxsmart S DX cardiac lead system will be launched this coming week at the EHRA EUROPACE electrophysiology congress in Madrid, Spain. The Lumax DX system uniquely expands the diagnostic capabilities of the standard single-chamber ICD by integrating special atrial sensors and advanced discrimination algorithms.The Lumax DX serves a previously unmet need for cardiac device patients who are candidates for a single-chamber ICD. Standard single-chamber ICDs are designed only to sense changes in ventricular rhythm and are unable to correctly sense atrial arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (AF) correctly, which increases the risk of inappropriate shock or could potentially result in the patient having a stroke.
“Studies have demonstrated that the lifetime risk of developing AF is 25% in people who have reached the age of 40. Furthermore, out of all ICD and pacemaker patients, it has been shown that more than 13% have a previously unknown AF... [PDF] BIOTRONIK 's Press Release -
