Time domain monitoring of myocardial electrical stability

Details Time domain monitoring of myocardial electrical stability Time domain monitoring of myocardial electrical stability

2011-05-24

2011-05-24

Bockelman, Mark W (Department: 3766)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Cardiovascular

Reexamination Certificate

active

07949390

ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of the present invention relate to implantable systems, and methods for use therewith, for monitoring myocardial electrical stability. A patient's heart is paced for a period of time using a patterned pacing sequence that repeats every N beats, and an electrical signal is obtained that is representative of a plurality of consecutive beats of the patient's heart while it is being paced using the patterned pacing sequence that repeats every N beats. Myocardial electrical stability is then analyzed using time domain techniques that are tailored to the patterned pacing sequence used to pace the patient's heart. In other embodiments, the patient's heart need not be paced. This abstract is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention.

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