Method and apparatus for prediction of cardiac dysfunction
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- sensing a first electrical signal from a patient'"'"'s heart indicative of the rate of depolarization of a chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart;
sensing a second electrical signal from said patient'"'"'s heart indicative of the rate of depolarization of a chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart;
assessing said first electrical signal to characterize changes in the rate of depolarization of said chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart over a period of time and issuing a first signal indicative of the magnitude of the rate modulation;
assessing said second electrical signal to characterize changes in the rate of depolarization of said chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart over a period of time and issuing a second signal indicative of the magnitude of the rate modulation;
analyzing said first signal indicative of the magnitude of the rate modulation and said second signal indicative of the magnitude of the rate modulation to assess the condition of the heart.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for predicting cardiac dysfunction simultaneously assesses the modulation of the rate of atrial depolarization and the modulation of the rate of ventricular depolarization to monitor the interaction of the sino-atrial and atrio-ventricular pacemakers of the heart. The atrial and ventricular rate signals are formed from fiducial markers in the electrocardiogram or intracardiac electrogram corresponding to atrial and ventricular depolarization. The rate signals are characterized with a measure of their modulation, and are then compared to predict episodes of cardiac dysfunction.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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sensing a first electrical signal from a patient'"'"'s heart indicative of the rate of depolarization of a chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart;
sensing a second electrical signal from said patient'"'"'s heart indicative of the rate of depolarization of a chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart;
assessing said first electrical signal to characterize changes in the rate of depolarization of said chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart over a period of time and issuing a first signal indicative of the magnitude of the rate modulation;
assessing said second electrical signal to characterize changes in the rate of depolarization of said chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart over a period of time and issuing a second signal indicative of the magnitude of the rate modulation;
analyzing said first signal indicative of the magnitude of the rate modulation and said second signal indicative of the magnitude of the rate modulation to assess the condition of the heart.
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2. A method comprising the steps of:
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sensing atrial depolarizations of the heart;
forming an atrial rate signal corresponding to the rate of said atrial depolarizations over time;
sensing ventricular depolarizations of the heart;
forming a ventricular rate signal corresponding to the rate of said ventricular depolarizations over time;
comparing said atrial rate signal to said ventricular rate signal. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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first means for sensing electrical signals from a patient'"'"'s heart indicative of the depolarization of a chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart;
second means for sensing electrical signals from said patient'"'"'s heart indicative of the depolarization of said chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart;
first rate modulation assessment means, coupled to said first sensing means for characterizing changes in the rate of depolarization of said chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart over a period of time and issuing a signal indicative of the magnitude of said rate modulation;
second rate modulation assessment means, coupled to said second sensing means for characterizing changes in the rate of depolarization of said chamber or chambers of said patient'"'"'s heart over a period of time and issuing a signal indicative of the magnitude of said rate modulation;
means for analyzing said magnitude of atrial rate modulation and said magnitude of ventricular rate modulation to assess the condition of the heart.
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