Implantable atrial defibrillator having ischemia coordinated intervention therapy and method
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1. An atrial defibrillator comprising:
- sensing means for sensing electrical activity of a heart;
an ischemia detector responsive to the sensed electrical activity of the heart for detecting ischemia of the heart;
an atrial fibrillation detector responsive to the sensed electrical activity of the heart for determining if the atria are in need of cardioversion; and
cardioverting means for applying cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of the heart if the atria of the heart are in need of cardioversion and if the ischemia detector fails to detect ischemia of the heart.
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Abstract
An atrial defibrillator coordinates atrial cardioversion with ischemia detection. The defibrillator includes a plurality of sense amplifiers for sensing electrical activity of a heart. An ischemia detector is responsive to the sensed electrical activity of the heart for detecting ischemia of the heart. An atrial fibrillation detector is responsive to the sensed electrical activity of the heart for determining if the atria are in need of cardioversion, and a cardiovertor applies cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of the heart if the atria of the heart are in need of cardioversion and if the ischemia detector fails to detect ischemia of the heart.
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33 Claims
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1. An atrial defibrillator comprising:
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sensing means for sensing electrical activity of a heart; an ischemia detector responsive to the sensed electrical activity of the heart for detecting ischemia of the heart; an atrial fibrillation detector responsive to the sensed electrical activity of the heart for determining if the atria are in need of cardioversion; and cardioverting means for applying cardioverting electrical energy to the atria of the heart if the atria of the heart are in need of cardioversion and if the ischemia detector fails to detect ischemia of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing therapy to the atria of a heart, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing activity of the heart; analyzing the sensed activity to detect for ischemia of the heart; determining from the sensed activity if the atria are in need of cardioversion; providing cardioverting therapy to the atria if the atria are in need of cardioversion and if ischemia of the heart is not detected; and withholding therapy to the atria if ischemia of the heart is detected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An atrial defibrillator comprising:
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sensing means for sensing electrical activity of a heart; an ischemia detector responsive to the sensed electrical activity of the heart for detecting ischemia of the heart; an atrial fibrillation detector responsive to the sensed electrical activity of the heart for determining if the atria are in need of cardioversion; and therapy means for providing a predetermined therapy to the atria of the heart if the atria of the heart are in need of cardioversion and if the ischemia detector fails to detect ischemia of the heart and for altering said predetermined therapy if the atria are in need of cardioversion and the ischemia detector detects ischemia of the heart.
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33. A method of providing therapy to the atria of a heart, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing activity of the heart; analyzing the sensed activity to detect for ischemia of the heart; determining from the sensed activity if the atria are in need of cardioversion; providing a predetermined therapy to the atria if the atria are in need of cardioversion and if ischemia of the heart is not detected; and altering said predetermined therapy if ischemia of the heart is detected.
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