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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2003
Anne M. Shelchuk, San Rafael, CA (US);
Mark W. Kroll, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Anne M. Shelchuk, San Rafael, CA (US);
Mark W. Kroll, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to providing systems and methods that can reduce the likelihood of arrhythmia onset by effecting a treatment, responsive to a detected premature event, that mimics or otherwise attempts to emulate a healthy heart's natural recovery process. In one particular embodiment, the premature event comprises a premature ventricular contraction or 'PVC', and the treatment comprises pacing the patient to mimic or otherwise emulate a turbulence pattern that is typically exhibited by a healthy heart when the heart attempts to recover from the PVC.