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Pacemaker Codes.
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11th ed.)
The capabilities and operation of cardiac pacemakers are described by 3- to 5-letter codes.7 , 8 DDIR pacing VVI pacemaker The code system for antibradycardia pacemakers endorsed by the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) and the British Pacing and Electrophysiology Group (BPEG) is known as the NASPE/BPEG Generic Code or NBG Code. Although the code need not be expanded when mentioned in passing, it is good practice to describe pacing modes in prose at first mention, for example, “dual-chamber, adaptive-rate (DDDR) pacing.” The NBG Code was revised in 2001 to apply to antibradycardia, adaptive rate, and multisite pacing....View:
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