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The First World Championship of Device Electrogram Interpretation

Die erste Weltmeisterschaft der Device-Elektrogramm-Interpretation

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During the CARDIOSTIM/EUROPACE meeting in Nice, France, the First World Championship of Device Electrogram (EGM) Interpretation was held and more than 120 physicians participated actively. In the first round, questions on 20 EGMs had to be answered, and the eight finalists had to solve another seven EGM questions before gold, silver, and bronze medals were distributed. This activity prepared by STIMUPRAT – an organization in which electrophysiologists, other physicians, residents, fellows, and students share their tracings and thoughts with others – demonstrates that knowledge about the way devices think and document their events is not only important so as to optimize the treatment of device patients but can also be great fun.

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Während des CARDIOSTIM/EUROPACE-Kongresses in Nizza wurde die erste Weltmeisterschaft der Device-Elektrogramm(EGM)-Interpretation ausgerichtet, an der mehr als 120 Ärzte aktiv teilnahmen. In der ersten Runde mussten Fragen zu 20 EGM beantwortet werden, und 8 Finalisten hatten weitere 7 EGM-Fragen zu beantworten, bevor Gold, Silber und Bronze verteilt wurden. Diese Aktivität wurde von STIMUPRAT – einer Organisation, in der Elektrophysiologen, Ärzte und Studenten ihre EGMs und Gedanken hierzu mit anderen teilen – vorbereitet. Sie zeigt, dass das Wissen darüber, wie Devices denken und Ereignisse dokumentieren, nicht nur zur Optimierung der Therapie von Device-Patienten wichtig ist, sondern auch sehr viel Spaß machen kann.

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Abbreviations

AF:

atrial fibrillation

AV:

atrioventricular

ATP:

antitachycardia pacing

BIV:

biventricular

CRT:

cardiac resynchronization therapy

EGM:

electrogram

EMI:

electromagnetic interference

ICD:

implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

LV:

left ventricle/left ventricular

PMT:

pacemaker mediated tachycardia

RID:

Rhythm ID (morphology parameter)

RV:

right ventricle/right ventricular

SVT:

supraventricular tachycardia

VF:

ventricular fibrillation

VP-AS:

ventricular pacing-atrial sensing

VT:

ventricular tachycardia

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Correspondence to Carsten W. Israel.

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Israel, C.W. The First World Championship of Device Electrogram Interpretation. Herzschr Elektrophys 27, 255–287 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00399-016-0452-4

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