Third heart sound activity index for heart failure monitoring
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1. A heart sound processing system, comprising:
- a cardiac signal input to receive a cardiac signal indicative of heart beats;
a beat counter, coupled to the cardiac signal input, to count the heart beats;
an acoustic signal input to receive an acoustic signal indicative of at least third heart sounds (S3);
a heart sound detector, coupled to the acoustic signal input, to detect S3;
a heart sound counter, coupled to the heart sound detector, to count S3 beats each being a heart beat during which one of S3 is detected; and
a heart sound analyzer coupled to the beat counter and the heart sound counter, the heart sound analyzer including a ratio calculator to calculate an S3 index being a ratio of a number of the S3 beats counted during a predetermined time period to the number of the heart beats counted during the predetermined time period.
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Abstract
A cardiac rhythm management system provides for the trending of a third heart sound (S3) index. The S3 index is a ratio, or an estimate of the ratio, of the number of S3 beats to the number of all heart beats, where the S3 beats are each a heart beat during which an occurrence of S3 is detected. An implantable sensor such as an accelerometer or a microphone senses an acoustic signal indicative heart sounds including S3. An S3 detector detects occurrences of S3 from the acoustic signal. A heart sound processing system trends the S3 index on a periodic basis to allow continuous monitoring of the S3 activity level, which is indicative of conditions related to heart failure.
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1. A heart sound processing system, comprising:
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a cardiac signal input to receive a cardiac signal indicative of heart beats; a beat counter, coupled to the cardiac signal input, to count the heart beats; an acoustic signal input to receive an acoustic signal indicative of at least third heart sounds (S3); a heart sound detector, coupled to the acoustic signal input, to detect S3; a heart sound counter, coupled to the heart sound detector, to count S3 beats each being a heart beat during which one of S3 is detected; and a heart sound analyzer coupled to the beat counter and the heart sound counter, the heart sound analyzer including a ratio calculator to calculate an S3 index being a ratio of a number of the S3 beats counted during a predetermined time period to the number of the heart beats counted during the predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A cardiac rhythm management system, comprising:
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means for counting heart beats from a cardiac signal; means for detecting third heart sounds (S3) from an acoustic signal; means for counting S3 beats each being a heart beat during which one of the S3 is detected; and means for calculating an S3 index being a ratio of a number of the S3 beats counted during a predetermined time period to a number of the heart beats counted during the predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A heart sound processing method, comprising:
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receiving a cardiac signal indicative of cardiac events; receiving an acoustic signal indicative of at least third heart sounds (S3); detecting the cardiac events from the cardiac signal; counting heart beats based on the cardiac events; detecting S3 from the acoustic signal; counting S3 beats each being a heart beat during which an occurrence of S3 is detected; and producing a trend of an S3 index, wherein the S3 index is a ratio of a number of the S3 beats counted during a predetermined time period to a number of the heart beats counted during the predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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