Patent ID: 7113822

Claim:
In an implantable cardiac stimulation device for implant within a patient, wherein the device has an overdrive pacing system and a cardioversion system, wherein the overdrive pacing system includes a far-field overdrive delivery system and a near-field overdrive delivery system, a method comprising: delivering cardioversion therapy to the heart of the patient using the cardioversion system; and delivery dynamic overdrive pacing therapy to the heart using the overdrive pacing system substantially immediately following the cardioversion therapy, wherein delivering dynamic overdrive pacing therapy comprises: delivering dynamic, far-field overdrive therapy during a first overdrive pacing phase; and delivering dynamic, near-field overdrive therapy during a second overdrive pacing phase; wherein the first overdrive pacing phase is a predetermined, brief period of time and the second overdrive pacing phase is a period of time substantially greater than the first overdrive pacing phase.