Cardiac response classification using multiple classification windows
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1. A method of operating an implantable cardiac device to classify a cardiac response to a pacing pulse, comprising:
- sensing cardiac electrical activity following the pacing pulse and providing a cardiac electrical activity signal corresponding to the cardiac electrical activity;
analyzing the cardiac electrical activity signal in multiple classification time intervals;
detecting a peak of the cardiac electrical activity signal in a classification time interval of the multiple classification time intervals;
comparing the cardiac electrical activity signal to a morphological template representative of a non-captured, intrinsic beat;
classifying the cardiac pacing response based the comparison of the cardiac electrical activity signal to the intrinsic template, including identifying the cardiac pacing response as an intrinsic beat in response to the cardiac electrical activity signal being correlated to the intrinsic template and further identifying the cardiac pacing response as one of responses that do not include intrinsic beats in response to the cardiac electrical activity signal not being correlated to the intrinsic template, and further based on the classification time interval in which the peak of the cardiac electrical activity signal is detected; and
controlling delivery of pacing therapy based at least in part on classification of the cardiac pacing response.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for classifying a cardiac response to pacing involve establishing a plurality of classification windows relative to and following a pacing pulse. One or more characteristics of a cardiac signal sensed following the pacing pulse are detected within one or more particular classification windows. The characteristics may be compared to one or more references. Classification of the cardiac response may be performed based on the comparison of the one or more characteristics to the one or more references and the particular classification windows in which the one or more characteristics are detected.
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1. A method of operating an implantable cardiac device to classify a cardiac response to a pacing pulse, comprising:
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sensing cardiac electrical activity following the pacing pulse and providing a cardiac electrical activity signal corresponding to the cardiac electrical activity; analyzing the cardiac electrical activity signal in multiple classification time intervals; detecting a peak of the cardiac electrical activity signal in a classification time interval of the multiple classification time intervals; comparing the cardiac electrical activity signal to a morphological template representative of a non-captured, intrinsic beat; classifying the cardiac pacing response based the comparison of the cardiac electrical activity signal to the intrinsic template, including identifying the cardiac pacing response as an intrinsic beat in response to the cardiac electrical activity signal being correlated to the intrinsic template and further identifying the cardiac pacing response as one of responses that do not include intrinsic beats in response to the cardiac electrical activity signal not being correlated to the intrinsic template, and further based on the classification time interval in which the peak of the cardiac electrical activity signal is detected; and controlling delivery of pacing therapy based at least in part on classification of the cardiac pacing response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A body implantable cardiac rhythm management system capable of determining a cardiac pacing response, the system comprising:
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cardiac electrodes configured to be electrically coupled to one or more heart chambers; a pulse generator configured to deliver pacing pulses to the one or more heart chambers; sensing circuitry configured to provide a cardiac electrical activity signal corresponding to cardiac electrical activity associated with each pacing pulse; a template processor configured to provide a signal template representing a non-captured, intrinsic beat; a cardiac response classification processor configured to determine a correlation between the cardiac electrical activity signal and the intrinsic template and classify the cardiac pacing response by identifying the cardiac pacing response as an intrinsic beat in response to the cardiac electrical activity signal and the intrinsic template being correlated and further identifying the cardiac pacing response as one of responses that do not include intrinsic beats in response to the cardiac electrical activity signal and the intrinsic template not being correlated, wherein the cardiac response classification processor is further configured to analyze the cardiac electrical activity signal relative to multiple classification time intervals and to classify the cardiac pacing response further based on a classification time interval of the multiple classification time intervals in which a peak of the cardiac electrical activity signal is detected; and a controller configured to control subsequent pacing pulses based at least in part on classification of the cardiac pacing response. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cardiac rhythm management system capable of classifying a cardiac response to a pacing pulse, the system comprising:
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a sensing system configured to sense cardiac electrical activity following the pacing pulse and to provide a cardiac electrical activity signal corresponding to the cardiac electrical activity; means for comparing the cardiac electrical activity signal to a morphological template representative of a non-captured, intrinsic beat; means for classifying the cardiac pacing response based on the comparison, including means for identifying the cardiac pacing response as an intrinsic beat in response to the cardiac electrical activity signal being correlated to the intrinsic template and further identifying the cardiac pacing response as one of responses that do not include intrinsic beats in response to the cardiac electrical activity signal not being correlated to the intrinsic template; and pulse generator circuitry configured to control delivery of pacing therapy based at least in part on classification of the cardiac pacing response, wherein the means for classifying further comprises means for analyzing the cardiac electrical activity signal in a plurality of classification time intervals, means for determining a classification interval of the plurality of classification time intervals in which a peak of the cardiac electrical activity signal occurs, and further means for classifying the cardiac pacing response based on the classification interval in which the peak of the cardiac electrical activity signal occurs.
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