SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS

摘要

Systems and methods for rate-adaptive pacing are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a medical device for delivering electrical stimulation to a heart may include a housing configured to be implanted on the heart or within a chamber of the heart, one or more electrodes connected to the housing, and a controller disposed within the housing. The controller may be configured to sense a first signal and determine a respiration rate based at least in part on the sensed first signal. In at least some embodiments, the controller may be further configured to adjust a rate of delivery of electrical stimulation by the medical device based at least in part on the determined respiration rate.

主权项

1. A method of delivering electrical stimulation to a heart, the method comprising:
delivering electrical stimulation to the heart at a first rate of delivery with a leadless cardiac pacemaker (LCP) configured to be implanted on the heart or within a chamber of the heart; sensing a first signal with the LCP; determining whether to change the rate of delivery of the electrical stimulation based at least in part on the first sensed signal; and after determining to change the rate of delivery of the electrical stimulation, delivering electrical stimulation to the heart at a second rate of delivery with the LCP.