TRENDS: A Prospective Study of the Clinical Significance of Atrial Arrhythmias Detected by Implanted Device Diagnostics

Inclusion Criteria

• •Subject provides written informed consent and privacy/protection authorization.
• •Subjects 65 years of age or older.
• •OR
• •Subjects with age \>18 and \< 65 years and one of the following stroke risk factors:
• •Prior stroke or TIA
• •Diagnosis of hypertension (HTN)
• •Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
• •Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• •Subjects who meet the Class I/Class II indications for a dual chamber implantable pulse generator or dual chamber implanted cardioverter defibrillator device
• •OR
• •Subjects who meet the criteria for indication of a dual chamber resynchronization device with bi-ventricular pacing (moderate to severe CHF symptoms \[NYHA Class III-IV\] despite optimal medical therapy, left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35%, and a QRS duration ≥130 ms)13.