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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2011
Todd J. Sheldon, North Oaks, MN (US);
Paul A. Belk, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael O. Sweeney, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Todd J. Sheldon, North Oaks, MN (US);
Paul A. Belk, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael O. Sweeney, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An atrial based pacing protocol promotes intrinsic conduction. An entire cardiac cycle is monitored for ventricular activity and permitted to lapse with ventricular activity. Ventricular pacing is available in a cardiac cycle immediately subsequent to such a skipped beat. When monitoring for intrinsic ventricular events, an event is expected within a given window. If no such event is detected, the cardiac cycle is truncated, leading to a shorter cycle that is devoid of ventricular activity. The subsequent cycle has a high likelihood of a ventricular sensed event and a greater than normal AV interval is provided prior to pacing.