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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Eric A. Mokelke, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
David J. Ternes, Roseville, MN (US);
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
System and methods for programming and delivering electrical stimulation to treat hypertension are described. In various embodiments, an ambulatory stimulator system, such as an implantable medical device, can detect a respiration-mediated heart rate variation (RM-HRV), monitor the efficacy of hypertension therapy and adjust the stimulation parameters using the detected RM-HRV to achieve desired therapy outcome. In some embodiments, the system can be configured to synchronize the detected heart rates to one or more respiration cycles or respiration phases within the respiration cycles, and determine the RM-HRV using the heart rates synchronized with the respiration cycles or the respiration phases. The RM-HRV may be presented to the system operator to monitor the efficacy of the AHT therapy. The ambulatory stimulator system can adjust the stimulation parameters using at least the RM-HRV.