Controlled delivery of intermittent stress augmentation pacing for cardioprotective effect
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1. A cardiac rhythm management device, comprising:
- a pacing channel for delivering pacing pulses to a selected ventricular myocardial site;
a controller for controlling the delivery of pacing pulses in accordance with a programmed pacing mode;
wherein the controller is programmed to switch from a normal operating mode to a stress augmentation mode in which a particular region or regions of the ventricular myocardium are subjected to increased mechanical stress as compared with the stress experienced by those regions during the normal operating mode; and
,wherein the controller is programmed to switch to the stress augmentation mode upon expiration of a timer, where the timer is defined with an expiration which coincides with when the patient is expected to awaken from sleep, and to cease operating in the stress augmentation mode upon expiration of a specified time period.
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Abstract
A device and method for delivering electrical stimulation to the heart in a manner which provides a protective effect against subsequent ischemia is disclosed. The protective effect is produced by configuring a cardiac pacing device to intermittently switch from a normal operating mode to a stress augmentation mode in which the spatial pattern of depolarization is varied to thereby subject a particular region or regions of the ventricular myocardium to increased mechanical stress.
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19 Claims
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1. A cardiac rhythm management device, comprising:
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a pacing channel for delivering pacing pulses to a selected ventricular myocardial site; a controller for controlling the delivery of pacing pulses in accordance with a programmed pacing mode; wherein the controller is programmed to switch from a normal operating mode to a stress augmentation mode in which a particular region or regions of the ventricular myocardium are subjected to increased mechanical stress as compared with the stress experienced by those regions during the normal operating mode; and
,wherein the controller is programmed to switch to the stress augmentation mode upon expiration of a timer, where the timer is defined with an expiration which coincides with when the patient is expected to awaken from sleep, and to cease operating in the stress augmentation mode upon expiration of a specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A cardiac rhythm management device, comprising:
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a pacing channel for delivering pacing pulses to a selected ventricular myocardial site; a controller for controlling the delivery of pacing pulses in accordance with a programmed pacing mode; a posture sensor interfaced to the controller; wherein the controller is programmed to switch from a normal operating mode to a stress augmentation mode in which a particular region or regions of the ventricular myocardium are subjected to increased mechanical stress as compared with the stress experienced by those regions during the normal operating mode; and
,wherein the controller is programmed to switch to the stress augmentation mode upon receiving a signal from the posture sensor indicating tat the patient'"'"'s posture has changed from a supine position to an erect or sitting position and to cease operating in the stress augmentation mode upon expiration of a specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cardiac rhythm management device, comprising:
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a pacing channel for delivering pacing pulses to a selected ventricular myocardial site; a sensing channel for detecting intrinsic cardiac activity; a controller for controlling the delivery of pacing pulses in accordance with a programmed pacing mode; wherein the controller is programmed to determine an LF/HF ratio by analyzing data received from the sensing channel; wherein the controller is programmed to switch from a normal operating mode to a stress augmentation mode in which a particular region or regions of the ventricular myocardium are subjected to increased mechanical stress as compared with the stress experienced by those regions during the normal operating mode; and
,wherein the controller is programmed to switch to the stress augmentation mode when the LF/HF ratio is above a specified threshold value and to cease operating in the stress augmentation mode upon expiration of a specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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