摘要:
A pacemaker initiates and times a monitoring interval in response to an event such as a therapy delivery to a patient. The monitoring interval is specified to include a duration of an anticipated acute response to the event, such as vagal surge. One or more physiological parameters indicative of the acute response are detected during the monitoring interval for analyzing therapeutic effect of the event. In various embodiments, one or more pacing parameters are adjusted for a response interval specified to include the duration of the anticipated acute response to allow for the analysis and maximization of the therapeutic effect. In various embodiments, the event includes a session of pacing therapy delivered according to an intermittent cardiac stress augmentation pacing protocol, and the therapeutic effect is analyzed to adjust that protocol.
摘要:
Renal function may be modulated by an implantable device having one or more leads or catheters disposed near the kidney via the lymphatic system. In one embodiment, lymphatic drainage from the kidney is modulated to increase or decrease tubular reabsorption of salt and water. The renal function modulation therapy may be delivered in an open-loop or closed-loop fashion, with the latter dependent upon a physiological variable such as blood pressure or cardiac output.
摘要:
A method and device are described for delivering cardiac therapy in which an implantable device for delivering such cardiac therapy is additionally configured to detect the presence of inflammation. Upon detection of inflammation, the device may be configured to modify its delivery of therapy in various ways and/or to communicate the information to an external agent for other types of interventions.
摘要:
An external cardiac stimulation patch integrates a transcutaneous cardiac stimulation device and body-surface electrodes with a skin patch. The skin patch is to be attached onto a patient to provide for electrical contacts between the body-surface electrodes and a patient. The transcutaneous cardiac stimulation device delivers pacing pulses to the heart of the patient through pacing electrodes selected from the body-surface electrodes.
摘要:
A pacing device and method for operating same is disclosed in which the point of origin of an arrhythmia is estimated in order to more provide more effective treatment. The origin of an arrhythmia may be estimated by analyzing the timing of electrical events as detected at different electrode sites and/or using different sensing vectors. Anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) may then be delivered to the most appropriate location.
摘要:
This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising an implantable hemodynamic sensor circuit that provides a hemodynamic signal representative of mechanical function of a cardiovascular system of a subject and a controller circuit communicatively coupled to the hemodynamic sensor circuit. The controller circuit includes a detection module configured to detect an onset of tachyarrhythmia, a signal analyzer module configured to determine a measure of morphological variability of the hemodynamic signal during the episode of tachyarrhythmia, and a rhythm discrimination module configured to deem whether the tachyarrhythmia episode is indicative of ventricular tachycardia (VT) according to the measure of morphological variability.
摘要:
Various system embodiments comprise a myocardial stimulator, at least one sensor adapted for use in detecting heart rate to determine heart rate turbulence (HRT), and a controller connected to the myocardial stimulator and the at least one sensor. The myocardial stimulator is adapted to deliver pacing pulses through at least one electrode to provide cardiac pacing. The controller is adapted to intermittently deliver a sequence of stress-inducing pacing pulses adapted to increase sympathetic tone during the stress-inducing pacing. The controller is further adapted to determine HRT from the detected heart rate to assess cardiac stress to the stress-inducing pacing pulses, and adjust at least one parameter of the stress-inducing pacing pulses to adjust cardiac stress if the cardiac stress to the stress-inducing pacing pulses is undesirable.
摘要:
A device and method are disclosed for physiological monitoring of the lymphatic system. An implantable device is configured with a lymphatic sensor disposed in a lymphatic vessel for sensing pressure, flow, and/or the concentration of particular markers within the vessel. The device may be further configured to deliver appropriate therapy in accordance with the lymphatic monitoring.
摘要:
A method and device for treating myocardial ischemia are described in which the stress experienced by a myocardial region identified as vulnerable to becoming ischemic is varied with pre-excitation pacing. In an unloading mode, pacing is applied in proximity to the vulnerable region to reduce stress and the metabolic demand of the region. In a loading mode, pacing is applied to a region remote from the vulnerable region in order to produce a conditioning effect.
摘要:
An apparatus comprises an implantable sensor and a detection circuit. The implantable sensor provides a physiologic sensor signal and is to be positioned at a lymph node of a subject. The detection circuit detects a change in a physiologic parameter of the lymph node that exceeds a threshold change, and deems that the change in the physiologic parameter indicates a change in inflammation of an organ associated with the lymph node.