The various manufacturers offer in their defibrillator or CRT pacemaker platforms, a specific algorithm dedicated to the automatic optimization of the AV and VV delays.

The AdaptivCRT algorithm proposed by Medtronic^TM is available with 3 different programming modes:

1. Adaptive Bi-V: automatic optimization of AV delay and VV delay with biventricular pacing;
2. Adaptive Bi-V and LV: the device first dichotomizes patients between those with preserved atrioventricular conduction and those with impaired conduction (long PR or complete atrioventricular block); in the first instance, the patient is paced only in the left ventricle with the search for an optimal fusion between LV pacing and spontaneous activation; in the second instance, optimization of AV delay and VV delay with biventricular pacing;
3. Non adaptive CRT: no automatic adjustment by the device.

The Adaptive CRT algorithm is based on regular measurements of (1) the atrioventricular conduction time measured by the leads corresponding to the delay between the EGM sensed by the right atrial lead and the EGM sensed by the right ventricular lead, 2) the width of the P waves corresponding to the delay between the atrial EGM sensed by the atrial bipolar channel and the end of the atrial EGM measured on the defibrillator far-field channel and 3) the width of the QRS complexes corresponding to the delay between the right ventricular EGM sensed by the RV ventricular bipolar channel and the end of the ventricular EGM measured on the far-field channel.

This algorithm never leads to the programming of extreme values (very short AV delay or very long AV delay). The sensed AV delay range for the AdaptivCRT function is between 80 ms and 140 ms (never less than 80 ms or more than 140 ms). The paced AV delay range for the AdaptivCRT function is between 100 ms and 180 ms. The corresponding V-V pacing delay range for the AdaptivCRT function is between 0 ms and 40 ms (left or right pre-excitation).