Cardiac implantable electronic devices' longevity: A novel modelling tool(journals.plos.org)
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Cardiac implantable electronic devices' longevity: A novel modelling tool
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0333195
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> Longevity can be calculated based upon a simple concept entitled the “power consumption index” (PCI = t x I/C, where t is a constant of 1 hour, I is the current required by the device and C, its battery capacity).
So basically current draw over battery capacity? Or just amps / amp-hours, then * 1 hour to cancel the unit; needlessly IMHO. Surprised this isn't already a standard metric.
So basically current draw over battery capacity? Or just amps / amp-hours, then * 1 hour to cancel the unit; needlessly IMHO. Surprised this isn't already a standard metric.
Cardiology fellow here. The more you have to pace the shorter the battery lasts? Struggling to see what the novelty is here.
Also, my heart rate would sometimes drop below 40 bpm. Then it would start pacing, which i didn't want and was extremely uncomfortable.
p.s., the reason the battery ran out was because i found a treatment for my condition that works really well through talking globally to experts (i am a computer scientist). I wrote a case study paper about my condition to help others, co-authored by my doctors. https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/arvc-and-flecainide-cas... 16 years later, the device is still in place, but I will have it removed early next year.