Addressing pacemaker syndrome
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a risk of pacemaker syndrome; and
pacing a heart to reduce the risk of the pacemaker syndrome when the risk exceeds a risk threshold.
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Abstract
In general, the invention is directed to techniques for detecting and addressing pacemaker syndrome. When a pacemaker detects a risk of pacemaker syndrome, the pacemaker paces one or more chambers of the heart to reduce the risk of pacemaker syndrome. One pacing technique is to apply ventricular paces, thereby reducing the delay between the atrial activation and the ventricular activation. Another technique, available to a patient who receives atrial pacing, is to decrease the atrial pacing rate.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a risk of pacemaker syndrome; and
pacing a heart to reduce the risk of the pacemaker syndrome when the risk exceeds a risk threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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determine a risk of pacemaker syndrome; and
pace a heart to reduce the risk of the pacemaker syndrome when the risk exceeds a risk threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A device comprising:
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a lead having at least one electrode deployed proximate to a heart;
a pulse generator to generate at least one pacing stimulus to pace the heart via the electrode; and
a processor to determine a risk of pacemaker syndrome and to control the pulse generator to pace the heart to reduce the risk of the pacemaker syndrome when the risk exceeds a risk threshold. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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