Method and apparatus for assessing and treating myocardial wall stress
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1. A cardiac rhythm management device, comprising:
- sensing channels for sensing cardiac electrical activity at a plurality of myocardial sites;
pacing channels for delivering pacing pulses to one or more myocardial sites;
a controller for controlling the delivery of pacing pulses in accordance with a programmed pacing mode;
circuitry for measuring activation-recovery intervals at a plurality of myocardial sites indicative of myocardial wall stress; and
, circuitry for identifying one or more stressed myocardial sites based upon the measured activation-recovery intervals.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for assessing myocardial wall stress is disclosed. The method may be used in conjunction with electro-stimulatory therapy for preventing or reversing ventricular remodeling. In such therapy, one or more stimulatory pulses are delivered to the heart such that a stressed region of the myocardium is pre-excited relative to other regions, thereby subjecting the stressed region to a lessened preload and afterload during systole. The unloading of the stressed myocardium over time effects reversal of undesirable ventricular remodeling.
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1. A cardiac rhythm management device, comprising:
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sensing channels for sensing cardiac electrical activity at a plurality of myocardial sites;
pacing channels for delivering pacing pulses to one or more myocardial sites;
a controller for controlling the delivery of pacing pulses in accordance with a programmed pacing mode;
circuitry for measuring activation-recovery intervals at a plurality of myocardial sites indicative of myocardial wall stress; and
,circuitry for identifying one or more stressed myocardial sites based upon the measured activation-recovery intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a cardiac rhythm management device, comprising:
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sensing cardiac electrical activity at a plurality of myocardial sites;
delivering pacing pulses to one or more myocardial sites;
measuring activation-recovery intervals at a plurality of myocardial sites indicative of myocardial wall stress; and
,identifying one or more stressed myocardial sites based upon the measured activation-recovery intervals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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