English edit

Etymology edit

over- +‎ sensing

Noun edit

oversensing (uncountable)

  1. The sensing of signals, by a pacemaker, that come from muscle activity other than that of the heart
    • 2016 February 17, “Simulation of Daily Snapshot Rhythm Monitoring to Identify Atrial Fibrillation in Continuously Monitored Patients with Stroke Risk Factors”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      This duration threshold was selected because previous results have shown it to exclude most episodes of atrial oversensing that can lead to false-positive recordings of AF [20 ].