MORPHOLOGY BASED ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION
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1. A method, comprising:
- sensing a cardiac electrogram (EGM) signal comprising cardiac depolarization signals;
sampling the EGM signal over a processing window having a predetermined time duration;
determining a plurality of morphology metrics from the sampled EGM signal; and
detecting a heart rhythm in response to the morphology metrics, the heart rhythm being detected without determining intervals between the cardiac depolarization signals.
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Abstract
A medical device system and associated method sample an EGM signal over a processing window having a predetermined time duration. A number of morphology metrics are determined from the sampled EGM signal, and a heart rhythm is detected in response to the morphology metrics without determining depolarization intervals. The morphology metrics include metrics determined from a slope signal derived from the EGM signal in one embodiment.
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1. A method, comprising:
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sensing a cardiac electrogram (EGM) signal comprising cardiac depolarization signals; sampling the EGM signal over a processing window having a predetermined time duration; determining a plurality of morphology metrics from the sampled EGM signal; and detecting a heart rhythm in response to the morphology metrics, the heart rhythm being detected without determining intervals between the cardiac depolarization signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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sensing a cardiac electrogram (EGM) signal comprising cardiac depolarization signals; sampling an EGM signal over a processing window having a predetermined time duration; determining a plurality of morphology metrics from the sampled EGM signal; and detecting a heart rhythm in response to the morphology metrics, the heart rhythm being detected without determining intervals between the cardiac depolarization signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medical device, comprising:
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an electrode for sensing an EGM signal comprising cardiac depolarization signals; an analog-to-digital convertor for sampling the EGM signal over a processing window having a predetermined time duration; a digital signal processor for determining a plurality of morphology metrics from the sampled EGM signal; and a rhythm detection module configured to detect a heart rhythm in response to the morphology metrics, the heart rhythm being detected without determining intervals between the cardiac depolarization signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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