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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
May. 06, 2005
Annapurna Karicherla, Valencia, CA (US);
Xiaoyi Min, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Xiaozheng Zhang, Valencia, CA (US);
Jong Gill, Valencia, CA (US);
Annapurna Karicherla, Valencia, CA (US);
Xiaoyi Min, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Xiaozheng Zhang, Valencia, CA (US);
Jong Gill, Valencia, CA (US);
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary method includes providing a first value indicative of electrode polarization, delivering a cardiac stimulus and determining a second value indicative of electrode polarization associated with the cardiac stimulus, comparing the second value to the first value to determine whether a change in cardiac condition has occurred and, based at least in part on the comparing, deciding whether to adjust a cardiac stimulation therapy.