Diagnosing and treating subacute cardiac dysfunction
First Claim
1. A method for diagnosing subacute cardiac dysfunction in a patient whose sedentary electrocardiogram ST segment and T-wave do not indicate cardiac dysfunction, the method comprising:
- electrocardiographically monitoring to detect T-waves of an ambulatory patient who has persistent unexplainable fatigue;
determining the T-wave frequency when the T-wave of the ambulatory patient is not positive; and
providing a diagnosis of subacute cardiac dysfunction that is selected from the group consisting of subacute myocarditis and a subacute cardiomyopathy based on the determination of T-wave frequency.
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Abstract
A method for diagnosing subacute cardiac dysfunction is performed by electrocardiographically monitoring an ambulatory patient who has persistent unexplainable fatigue and determining the frequency when the T-wave of the ambulatory patient is not positive to determine that subacute myocarditis or a cardiomyopathy is present. This monitoring is preferably performed by a portable monitor and the data is magnetically stored so as to permit subsequent analysis. A treatment is prescribed, preferably restricting activity and refraining from the intake of alcohol as well as antiviral chemotherapy and immunomodulators, when there is an excessively high frequency of the T-wave not being positive. Recovery is determined by further electrocardiographic monitoring of the ambulatory patient and noting when the normally positive T-waves are present all, or at least almost all, of the time.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for diagnosing subacute cardiac dysfunction in a patient whose sedentary electrocardiogram ST segment and T-wave do not indicate cardiac dysfunction, the method comprising:
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electrocardiographically monitoring to detect T-waves of an ambulatory patient who has persistent unexplainable fatigue; determining the T-wave frequency when the T-wave of the ambulatory patient is not positive; and providing a diagnosis of subacute cardiac dysfunction that is selected from the group consisting of subacute myocarditis and a subacute cardiomyopathy based on the determination of T-wave frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for diagnosing subacute cardiac dysfunction in a patient whose sedentary electrocardiogram ST segment and T-wave do not indicate cardiac dysfunction, the method comprising:
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utilizing a portable monitor to electrocardiographically monitor T-waves of an ambulatory patient who has persistent unexplainable fatigue; magnetically storing the electrocardiographic data of the patient; determining the T-wave frequency when the T-wave of the patient is not positive; and providing a diagnosis of subacute cardiac dysfunction that is selected from the group consisting of subacute myocarditis and a cardiomyopathy based on the determination of T-wave frequency.
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10. A method for diagnosing and treating subacute cardiac dysfunction in a patient whose sedentary electrocardiogram ST segment and T-wave do not indicate cardiac dysfunction, the method comprising:
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electrocardiographically monitoring to detect T-waves of an ambulatory patient who has unexplainable fatigue; determining the T-wave frequency when the T-wave of the ambulatory patient is not positive; providing a diagnosis of subacute cardiac dysfunction that is selected from the group consisting of subacute myocarditis and a cardiomyopathy when there is an excessively high frequency of the T-wave not being positive; and prescribing a treatment when subacute cardiac dysfunction is diagnosed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for diagnosing and treating subacute cardiac dysfunction in a patient whose sedentary electrocardiogram ST segment and T-wave do not indicate cardiac dysfunction, the method comprising:
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utilizing a portable monitor to electrocardiographically monitor T-waves of an ambulatory patient who has persistent unexplainable fatigue; magnetically storing the electrocardiographic data of the patient; determining the T-wave frequency when the T-wave of the ambulatory patient is not positive; providing a diagnosis of subacute cardiac dysfunction that is selected from the group consisting of subacute myocarditis and a cardiomyopathy; and prescribing a treatment that includes both restricting activity and refraining from the intake of alcohol when there is an excessively high frequency of the T-wave not being positive. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for diagnosing subacute cardiac dysfunction in a patient whose sedentary electrocardiogram ST segment and T-wave do not indicate myocarditis, the method comprising:
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electrocardiographically monitoring to detect-T-waves of an ambulatory patient who has persistent unexplainable fatigue; determining the extent to which the T-waves of the ambulatory patient are negative; and providing a diagnosis of subacute cardiac dysfunction that is selected from the group consisting of subacute myocarditis and cardiomyopathy based on the determination of the negative extent of the T-waves. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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