Implantable medical device such as a pacemaker, with improved control of automatic AAI/DDD mode switching in the presence of paroxysmal AV block

摘要

The device a state detecting unit for diagnosing a temporary specific state of a patient carrying the device, including a phase of effort and a phase of sleep of a patient. A mode switching unit operates in response to the state detecting unit, to modify a criteria of switching from AAI mode towards DDD mode for a length of time when the temporary specific state is diagnosed.