CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of determining a measure of cardiac function in a subject, the method comprising:
- (a) determining a characteristic frequency for the subject;
(b) determining the impedance or a component of the impedance at the characteristic frequency; and
(c) determining a measure of cardiac function using the impedance or component of the impedance determined at the characteristic frequency.
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Abstract
A method of analyzing cardiac functions in a subject using a processing system is described. The method may include applying one or more electrical signals having a plurality of frequencies to the subject and detecting a response to the applied one or more signals from the subject. A characteristic frequency can then be determined from the applied and received signals, and at least one component of the impedance (e.g., reactance, phase shift) can be measured at the characteristic frequency. Thus, the impedance or a component of impedance at a characteristic frequency can be determined for a number of sequential time instances. A new characteristic frequency may be determined within a cardiac cycle (e.g., with each sequential time instant) or the same characteristic frequency may be used throughout the cardiac cycle during which instantaneous values of impedance (or a component of impedance) are determined. These instantaneous values may be used to determine one or more indicia of cardiac function.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of determining a measure of cardiac function in a subject, the method comprising:
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(a) determining a characteristic frequency for the subject;
(b) determining the impedance or a component of the impedance at the characteristic frequency; and
(c) determining a measure of cardiac function using the impedance or component of the impedance determined at the characteristic frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of determining a measure of cardiac function in a subject, the method comprising:
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(a) applying an electrical signal having a plurality of frequencies to the subject;
(b) receiving an electrical signal from the subject in response to the applied signal;
(c) determining a characteristic frequency for the subject by comparing the applied and received electrical signals;
(d) determining at least one component of the impedance at the characteristic frequency; and
(e) determining a measure of cardiac function using the at least one component of the impedance determined at the characteristic frequency. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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23. A system for analyzing cardiac function in a subject, the device comprising:
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a plurality of electrodes configured to be attached to a subject; and
a processor connected to the plurality of electrodes, the processor configured to (a) control the application of an electrical signal having a plurality of frequencies to the subject;
(b) receive an electrical signal from the subject in response to the applied signal;
(c) determine a characteristic frequency by comparing the applied and received electrical signals;
(d) determine at least one component of the impedance at the characteristic frequency; and
(e) determine a measure of cardiac function using the at least one component of the impedance determined at the characteristic frequency.
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