Device for identifying the likelihood of a patient suffering a myocardial infarction
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1. A device for identifying the likelihood of a patient suffering a myocardial infarction, the device comprising a heart rate monitor operative to generate an output indicative of the current heart rate of the patient, memory means for storing heart rate data indicative of a heart rate of the patient at which the patient has previously experienced angina, and electronic control means for determining a likelihood of the patient suffering myocardial infarction, said electronic control means including means for analyzing the output from the heart rate monitor indicative of the patient'"'"'s current heart rate and the heart rate data stored in the memory means indicative of a heart rate at which the patient previously experienced angina according to an algorithm based on the patient'"'"'s heart rate to identify a change in the current heart rate and indicate a likelihood of the patient suffering myocardial infarction.
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Abstract
A device for identifying the likelihood of a patient suffering a myocardial infarction comprises a heart rate monitor operative to generate an output indicative of the current heart rate of the patient, and memory means for storing heart rate data indicative of a heart rate of the patient at which angina has previously occurred. Electronic control means is provided and is operative to analyze both the output from the heart rate monitor and the heart rate data stored on the memory according to an algorithm so as to identify a change in the current heart rate indicative of an increased likelihood of the patient suffering myocardial infarction.
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- 1. A device for identifying the likelihood of a patient suffering a myocardial infarction, the device comprising a heart rate monitor operative to generate an output indicative of the current heart rate of the patient, memory means for storing heart rate data indicative of a heart rate of the patient at which the patient has previously experienced angina, and electronic control means for determining a likelihood of the patient suffering myocardial infarction, said electronic control means including means for analyzing the output from the heart rate monitor indicative of the patient'"'"'s current heart rate and the heart rate data stored in the memory means indicative of a heart rate at which the patient previously experienced angina according to an algorithm based on the patient'"'"'s heart rate to identify a change in the current heart rate and indicate a likelihood of the patient suffering myocardial infarction.
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24. A device for identifying the likelihood of a patient suffering a myocardial infarction, the device comprising a heart rate monitor operative to generate an output indicative of a current heart rate trend of the patient, memory means for storing heart rate trend data indicative of a heart rate trend of the patient at which the patient has previously experienced angina, and electronic control means for determining a likelihood of the patient suffering myocardial infarction, said electronic control means including means for analyzing the output from the heart rate monitor indicative of the patient'"'"'s current heart rate trend and the heart rate trend data stored in the memory means indicative of a heart rate trend at which the patient previously experienced angina according to an algorithm based on the patient'"'"'s heart rate to identify a change in the current heart rate trend and indicate a likelihood of the patient suffering myocardial infarction.
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