Patent ID: 9731137
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: collecting cardiac data from a patient with an implantable medical device, the cardiac data comprising heart rate variability data; communicating, by a programming device, with the implantable medical device to collect the cardiac data, wherein the programming device is configured to program the implantable medical device; identifying, by the programming device, a patient condition comprising the patient's inability to exercise to a desired capacity using the cardiac data; notifying a clinical user of the identified condition with a user interface of the programming device; and identifying a therapy appropriate for the identified condition, wherein identifying the inability to exercise comprises analyzing the heart rate variability data and determining from the heart rate variability data that the desired capacity for exercise requires a heart rate that is greater than at least one of a programmed maximum tracking rate, a programmed maximum sensor rate and a programmed maximum pacing rate in a cardiac rhythm management device.