Method of screening pacemaker patients for myocardial ischemia

Details Method of screening pacemaker patients for myocardial ischemia Method of screening pacemaker patients for myocardial ischemia

A - Human Necessities

61

B

A61B 5/0452 (2006.01) A61N 1/365 (2006.01) A61N 1/37 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2082001

METHOD OF SCREENING FOR PACEMAKER PATIENTS MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method for screening patients to assess for myocardial ischemia when those patients have an implanted pulse generator/lead system for cardiac rhythm management, including the steps of implanting the pulse generator/lead system and waiting a predetermined period of time until the sensing/stimulating electrodes become stabilized through tissue ingrowth. A baseline electrocardiogram is then measured using the implanted pulse generator. This initial electrocardiogram serves as a baseline for future reference and may be stored within the generator or telemetered to an external programmer unit for storage. At each subsequent followup by the physician, a new electrocardiogram is sampled and the characteristics of the ST segment thereof are compared with the ST segment characteristics of the baseline electrocardiogram. If this comparison reveals a change in the ST segment from the baseline in at least one of its duration, amplitude or polarity characteristics, myocardial ischemia may be inferred.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method of screening pacemaker patients for myocardial ischemia does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method of screening pacemaker patients for myocardial ischemia, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method of screening pacemaker patients for myocardial ischemia will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFCA-PAI-O-1470803