Rate smoothing pacing modality with increased ventricular sensing
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1. A method comprising:
- operating an implantable medical device (IMD) according to a ventricular pacing protocol (VPP) wherein a sensed ventricular event in a first cardiac cycle precludes cardiac pacing in a second cardiac cycle immediately subsequent to the first cardiac cycle;
initiating a first post atrial ventricular blanking (PAVB) interval following an atrial pacing pulse under a first condition;
sensing an electrical signal and providing a first sensed indicator representative of cardiac activity;
accelerating the first cardiac cycle by delivering a second atrial pacing pulse to terminate the first cardiac cycle early in response to the first sensed indicator; and
initiating a second PAVB following the atrial pacing pulse under a second condition, wherein the first PAVB is shorter in duration than the second PAVB.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device operates according to a ventricular pacing protocol (VPP) that precludes ventricular pacing in any cardiac cycle where a sensed ventricular event has occurred in the preceding cycle. Improved ventricular sensing, detection and classification is provided.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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operating an implantable medical device (IMD) according to a ventricular pacing protocol (VPP) wherein a sensed ventricular event in a first cardiac cycle precludes cardiac pacing in a second cardiac cycle immediately subsequent to the first cardiac cycle; initiating a first post atrial ventricular blanking (PAVB) interval following an atrial pacing pulse under a first condition; sensing an electrical signal and providing a first sensed indicator representative of cardiac activity; accelerating the first cardiac cycle by delivering a second atrial pacing pulse to terminate the first cardiac cycle early in response to the first sensed indicator; and initiating a second PAVB following the atrial pacing pulse under a second condition, wherein the first PAVB is shorter in duration than the second PAVB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising:
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a processor; a pulse generator in communication with the processor for selectively providing cardiac pacing stimuli; a lead system operably coupled to the pulse generator and the processor to deliver the cardiac pacing stimuli and to sense an electrical signal and provide a first sensed indicator representative of cardiac data, wherein the lead system includes sensing means for sensing the electrical signal; a ventricular pacing protocol (VPP) module operably coupled to the processor and configured to receive the first sensed indicator indicative of a sensed ventricular event in a first cardiac cycle and to preclude cardiac pacing in a second cardiac cycle immediately subsequent to the first cardiac cycle; a pacing control module coupled with the processor and configured to initiate a first post atrial ventricular blanking period (PAVB) following an atrial pacing pulse if a first condition is met and initiate a second PAVB, longer in duration than the first PAVB, if a second condition is met; and a VPP rate smoothing module configured to deliver a second atrial pacing pulse following the first PAVB to terminate a current cardiac cycle early in response to the first sensed indicator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An implantable medical device comprising:
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means for operating the IMD according to a ventricular pacing protocol (VPP) wherein a sensed ventricular event in a first cardiac cycle precludes cardiac pacing in a second cardiac cycle immediately subsequent to the first cardiac cycle; means for initiating a first post atrial ventricular blanking (PAVB) interval following a first atrial pacing pulse under a first condition; means for sensing an electrical signal and providing a first sensed indicator representative of cardiac activity; means for accelerating the first cardiac cycle by delivering a second atrial pacing pulse to terminate the first cardiac cycle early in response to the first sensed indicator; and means for initiating a second PAVB following the first atrial pacing pulse under a second condition, wherein the first PAVB is shorter in duration than the second PAVB. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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