Patent ID: 8165664
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for diagnosing, with improved specificity, occurrences of episodes relating to a first disorder that is known to affect T-wave morphology, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a propensity metric indicative of a patient's propensity for a specific disorder, where the specific disorder is either the first disorder or a second disorder that is also known to affect T-wave morphology; (b) monitoring T-wave variability; (c) monitoring for a specific change in T-wave morphology that is known to be indicative of episodes relating to the first disorder; and (d) when the specific change in T-wave morphology is detected, using a microprocessor to determine a diagnosis for detecting the specific change in T-wave morphology, taking into account the propensity metric and the T-wave variability.