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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2013
Applicant:

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

Barun Maskara, Blaine, MI (US);

Lili Liu, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Guy Alvarez, Lino Lakes, MN (US);

Scott A. Meyer, Lakeville, MI (US);

Assignee:

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36564 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for detecting and treating symptoms of early decompensation utilizing a cardiac rhythm management. The system applies an electrical stimulus to the patient's heart at a first set of pacing parameters including a lower rate limit (LRL) setting, and acquires a coronary venous pressure (CVP) signal from a pressure sensor implanted in a coronary vein of the patient. An average coronary venous end diastolic pressure (CV-EDP) value is calculated from the CVP signal. The system monitors the average CV-EDP value over a predetermined interval, and dynamically adjusts the LRL setting responsive to the detection of a first or a second predetermined event based on the average CV-EDP value.


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