Automated method for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation
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1. An automated system for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation, comprising:
- a database storing a plurality of monitoring sets which each comprise recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
a comparison module determining a patient status change in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
an analysis module testing each patient status change against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation.
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Abstract
An automated system and method for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation is described. A plurality of monitoring sets is retrieved from a database. Each of the monitoring sets include recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis. A patient status change is determined in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure. Both recorded measures relate to the same type of patient information. Each patient status change is tested against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared. The indicator threshold corresponds to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation.
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88 Claims
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1. An automated system for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation, comprising:
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a database storing a plurality of monitoring sets which each comprise recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
a comparison module determining a patient status change in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
an analysis module testing each patient status change against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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12. An automated method for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation, comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of monitoring sets from a database which each comprise recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
determining a patient status change in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
testing each patient status change against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation.
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23. A computer-readable storage medium containing code for an automated method for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation, comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of monitoring sets from a database which each comprise recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
determining a patient status change in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
testing each patient status change against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation.
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31. An automated collection and analysis patient care system for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation, comprising:
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a database storing a plurality of monitoring sets, each monitoring set comprising recorded measures which each relate to patient information and comprise either medical device measures or derived measures calculable therefrom, the medical device measures having been recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
a set of stored indicator thresholds, each indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation and relating to the same type of patient information as at least one of the recorded measures; and
a diagnostic module diagnosing an atrial fibrillation finding, comprising;
an analysis module determining a change in patient status in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
a comparison module comparing each patient status change to the indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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45. A method for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation using an automated collection and analysis patient care system, comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of monitoring sets from a database, each monitoring set comprising recorded measures which each relate to patient information and comprise either medical device measures or derived measures calculable therefrom, the medical device measures having been recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
defining a set of indicator thresholds, each indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation and relating to the same type of patient information as at least one of the recorded measures; and
diagnosing an atrial fibrillation finding, comprising;
determining a change in patient status in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
comparing each patient status change to the indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared.
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59. A computer-readable storage medium holding code for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation using an automated collection and analysis patient care system, comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of monitoring sets from a database, each monitoring set comprising recorded measures which each relate to patient information and comprise either medical device measures or derived measures calculable therefrom, the medical device measures having been recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
defining a set of indicator thresholds, each indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation and relating to the same type of patient information as at least one of the recorded measures; and
diagnosing an atrial fibrillation finding, comprising;
determining a change in patient status in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
comparing each patient status change to the indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared.
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71. An automated patient care system for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation, comprising:
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a database storing recorded measures organized into a monitoring set for an individual patient with each recorded measure having been recorded on a substantially continuous basis and relating to at least one of monitoring reduced exercise capacity and respiratory distress;
a database module periodically retrieving a plurality of the monitoring sets from the database; and
a diagnostic module evaluating at least one of atrial fibrillation onset, progression, regression, and status quo, comprising;
a comparison module determining a patient status change in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
an analysis module testing each patient status change against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology indicative of reduced exercise capacity and respiratory distress.
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72. A method for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation in an automated patient care system, comprising:
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storing recorded measures organized into a monitoring set for an individual patient into a database with each recorded measure having been recorded on a substantially continuous basis and relating to at least one of monitoring reduced exercise capacity and respiratory distress;
periodically retrieving a plurality of the monitoring sets from the database;
evaluating at least one of atrial fibrillation onset, progression, regression, and status quo, comprising;
determining a patient status change in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
testing each patient status change against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology indicative of reduced exercise capacity and respiratory distress.
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73. A computer-readable storage medium holding code for diagnosing and monitoring the outcomes of atrial fibrillation in an automated patient care system, comprising:
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storing recorded measures organized into a monitoring set for an individual patient into a database with each recorded measure having been recorded on a substantially continuous basis and relating to at least one of monitoring reduced exercise capacity and respiratory distress;
periodically retrieving a plurality of the monitoring sets from the database;
evaluating at least one of atrial fibrillation onset, progression, regression, and status quo, comprising;
determining a patient status change in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
testing each patient status change against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology indicative of reduced exercise capacity and respiratory distress.
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74. An automated system for managing a pathophysiological outcome of atrial fibrillation, comprising:
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a database storing a plurality of monitoring sets from a database which each comprise recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
a comparison module determining a pathophysiological outcome of atrial fibrillation in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis, comprising comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information and testing each recorded measure comparison against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation; and
an analysis module managing the atrial fibrillation outcome through interventive administration of therapy contributing to normal sinus rhythm restoration and ventricular rate response control. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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79. An automated method for managing a pathophysiological outcome of atrial fibrillation, comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of monitoring sets from a database which each comprise recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
determining a pathophysiological outcome of atrial fibrillation in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis, comprising;
comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
testing each recorded measure comparison against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation; and
managing the atrial fibrillation outcome through interventive administration of therapy contributing to normal sinus rhythm restoration and ventricular rate response control.
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84. A computer-readable storage medium holding code for managing a pathophysiological outcome of atrial fibrillation, comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of monitoring sets from a database which each comprise recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis;
determining a pathophysiological outcome of atrial fibrillation in response to an atrial fibrillation diagnosis, comprising;
comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information; and
testing each recorded measure comparison against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology resulting from atrial fibrillation; and
managing the atrial fibrillation outcome through interventive administration of therapy contributing to normal sinus rhythm restoration and ventricular rate response control. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88)
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