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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
St. Jude Medical Ab, Jarfalla, SE;
Nils Holmstrom, Jarfalla, SE;
Andreas Karlsson, Solna, SE;
St. Jude Medical, AB, Jarfalla, SE;
Abstract
Systems and methods for optimizing the stimulation of a heart of a patient are disclosed herein. The method comprises delivering pacing therapy to the patient according to a pacing therapy setting schedule, using specific pacing intervals via specific electrode configurations. Further, sinus rate values are recorded over at least one cardiac cycle at each pacing therapy setting and it is determined whether a sinus rate value satisfies predetermined measurement conditions, wherein sinus rate values are used for trending the sinus rate over time if the measurement conditions are satisfied. The accepted sinus rate values, i.e. values that satisfy the measurement conditions, are trended over time, wherein each trended sinus rate value is created based on recordings from at least one cardiac cycle. A preferred pacing therapy setting is determined to be the pacing therapy setting that provides a lowest sinus rate.