Method and means for measuring cardiac pumping performance of left ventricle
First Claim
1. A system for measuring and monitoring the pumping performance of left ventricular contraction during systole of a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
- pressure responsive means for deriving aortic pressure signals from a patient'"'"'s body which are caused by the ejection of said left ventricle;
differentiator means in circuit with said pressure responsive means for differentiating said pressure pulse signals; and
amplifier means in circuit with said differentiator means for amplifying said differentiated pressure pulse signals to obtain data indicative of the blood flow from said patient'"'"'s left ventricle during systole; and
display means connected to said amplifier means for indicating said pumping performance of left ventricle contraction.
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Abstract
A method and system for measuring and monitoring the dynamics of left ventricular contraction by analyzing the signals from an electrocardiogram and signals corresponding to either an invasive aortic pressure pulse (obtained during catherization) or a non-invasive carotid arterial pulse (measured with a piezoelectric crystal). The pressure pulses are differentiated and amplified to produce data indicative of systolic blood flow. This blood flow data is then integrated during the ejection period in synchronism with pulses derived from the electrocardiogram to produce data indicative of the ejected stroke volume. This per beat volumetric data is further integrated over a uniform one minute time interval to yield cardiac output information. The differentiated pressure pulses are further differentiated and amplified to obtain data indicative of the left ventricular forces inparted to the blood flow during systole.
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11 Claims
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1. A system for measuring and monitoring the pumping performance of left ventricular contraction during systole of a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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pressure responsive means for deriving aortic pressure signals from a patient'"'"'s body which are caused by the ejection of said left ventricle; differentiator means in circuit with said pressure responsive means for differentiating said pressure pulse signals; and amplifier means in circuit with said differentiator means for amplifying said differentiated pressure pulse signals to obtain data indicative of the blood flow from said patient'"'"'s left ventricle during systole; and display means connected to said amplifier means for indicating said pumping performance of left ventricle contraction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for measuring and monitoring the pumping performance of left ventricular contraction during systole of a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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deriving aortic pressure pulse signals caused by contraction of the left ventricle; differentiating said pressure pulses; and amplifying the differentiated pressure pulses to obtain data indicative of the blood flow from the patient'"'"'s left ventricle during systole; displaying the amplified pressure pulses to measure and monitor the pumping performance of left ventricle contraction. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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