DETECTING ISCHEMIA USING AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICE BASED ON MORPHOLOGY OF CARDIAC PRESSURE SIGNAL
First Claim
1. A method for detecting ischemia, comprising:
- (a) sensing via an implantable cardiac-rhythm-management device (ICRMD) a signal indicative of cardiac pressure;
(b) determining via a processor associated with the ICRMD, a derivative signal that is a first derivative of the sensed signal;
(c) measuring via the processor, a maximum positive value of the derivative signal;
(d) measuring via the processor, a maximum negative value of the derivative signal; and
(e) indicating via the processor, an ischemia based on a comparison of a ratio of the maximum positive value to the maximum negative value with a predetermined value.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for using an ICD to detect myocardial ischemia. One such method includes sensing via an implantable cardiac-rhythm-management device (ICRMD) a signal indicative of cardiac pressure; determining via a processor associated with the ICRMD, a derivative signal that is a first derivative of the sensed signal; measuring via the processor, a maximum positive value of the derivative signal; measuring via the processor, a maximum negative value of the derivative signal; and indicating via the processor, an ischemia based on a comparison of a ratio of the maximum positive value to the maximum negative value with a predetermined value.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for detecting ischemia, comprising:
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(a) sensing via an implantable cardiac-rhythm-management device (ICRMD) a signal indicative of cardiac pressure; (b) determining via a processor associated with the ICRMD, a derivative signal that is a first derivative of the sensed signal; (c) measuring via the processor, a maximum positive value of the derivative signal; (d) measuring via the processor, a maximum negative value of the derivative signal; and (e) indicating via the processor, an ischemia based on a comparison of a ratio of the maximum positive value to the maximum negative value with a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for detecting ischemia, comprising:
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means for sensing a signal indicative of cardiac pressure; means for determining a derivative signal that is a first derivative of the sensed signal; means for measuring a maximum positive value of the derivative signal; means for measuring a maximum negative value of the derivative signal; and means for indicating an ischemia based on a comparison of a ratio of the maximum positive value to the maximum negative value with a predetermined value.
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9. A system for detecting ischemia, comprising:
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a sensor that generates a signal indicative of cardiac pressure; and an ischemia detector that determines a derivative signal that is a first derivative of the sensed signal;
measures a maximum positive value of the derivative signal;
measures a maximum negative value of the derivative signal; and
indicates an ischemia based on a comparison of a ratio of the maximum positive value to the maximum negative value, with a predetermined value.
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