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METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROTOCOL FOR SCREENING APPROPRIATE PATIENT CANDIDATES AND FOR CARDIAC RESYCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT), DETERMINING CARDIAC FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE TO ADJUSTMENTS OF VENTRICULAR PACING DEVICES AND FOLLOW-UP OF CRT PATIENT OUTCOMES

  • US 20090005831A1
  • Filed: 05/30/2008
  • Published: 01/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for optimizing an implanted device in a candidate, the apparatus comprising:

  • a first sensor configured to sense a tracing signal;

    a transducer configured to capture an image of a region of interest, where the image is captured in synchronism with the tracing signal; and

    a determiner configured to determine a cardiac functional value based on the image and the tracing signal,wherein a parameter of the implanted device is adjusted based on the cardiac functional value.

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