Cardiac rhythm management system for edema
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1. A method including:
- sensing, in a subject, a condition correlative to edema; and
initiating/adjusting, in response to the sensing, at least one of a cardiac resynchronization therapy and a cardiac contractility modulation therapy.
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Abstract
A cardiac rhythm management system detects edema. In response to an episode of detected edema, it initiates or adjusts a cardiac resynchronization therapy and/or a cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) therapy.
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1. A method including:
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sensing, in a subject, a condition correlative to edema; and
initiating/adjusting, in response to the sensing, at least one of a cardiac resynchronization therapy and a cardiac contractility modulation therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cardiac rhythm management system including:
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an edema detection circuit to sense a condition correlative to edema in a subject;
an electrical energy delivery circuit to deliver electrical energy to the subject; and
a controller circuit, coupled to the edema detection circuit to receive a detected edema indicator, and coupled to the energy delivery circuit to provide a control signal for timing delivery of the electrical energy to the subject, the controller including a cardiac resynchronization therapy parameter and a cardiac contractility modulation therapy mode, and in which the controller is configured to initiate/adjust, in response to the detected edema indicator, at least one of the cardiac resynchronization therapy and the cardiac contractility modulation therapy. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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