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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
May. 25, 2010
Trent M. Fischer, St. Paul, MN (US);
Douglas A. Hettrick, Andover, MN (US);
Todd J. Sheldon, North Oaks, MN (US);
Paul A. Belk, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Thomas J. Mullen, Andover, MN (US);
John C. Rueter, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel R. Kaiser, Plymouth, MN (US);
Trent M. Fischer, St. Paul, MN (US);
Douglas A. Hettrick, Andover, MN (US);
Todd J. Sheldon, North Oaks, MN (US);
Paul A. Belk, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Thomas J. Mullen, Andover, MN (US);
John C. Rueter, Woodbury, MN (US);
Daniel R. Kaiser, Plymouth, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable medical device and associated method provide atrial pacing and measure an atrial ventricular (AV) delay. An autonomic function index is computed using the AV delay. The autonomic function index may be compiled in a medical report. In some embodiments, the autonomic function index is used to adjust atrial pacing control parameters.