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MULTI-SENSOR STRATEGY FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENT MANAGEMENT

  • US 20100094102A1
  • Filed: 10/09/2009
  • Published: 04/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is configured to provide a sensor signal that includes physiological information, and wherein at least one sensor is implantable;

    a processor, communicatively coupled to the sensors, wherein the processor includes;

    a physiological change event detection module configured to detect a physiological change event from a sensor signal and to produce an indication of occurrence of one or more detected physiological change events; and

    a heart failure (HF) detection module configured to;

    determine, using a first rule, whether the detected physiological change event is indicative of a change in HF status of a subject;

    determine whether to override the first rule HF determination using a second rule; and

    declare whether the change in HF status occurred according to the first and second rules.

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