Patent ID: 8433396
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: sensing a physiological condition of a patient used as an indicator of autonomic nervous system activity; determining a presence and measurement of autonomic nervous system activity of a patient based upon the sensed physiological condition indicator of such activity; selecting a set of search criteria based upon the measurement of the autonomic nervous system activity; and invoking a search with the selected search criteria for an atrioventricular (AV) delay upon a determination of the presence of autonomic nervous system activity of a patient, to promote intrinsic ventricular conduction and supply ventricular paces when needed, wherein the search further includes monitoring intrinsic ventricular activations to determine a time of occurrence before scheduled ventricular paces and adjusting an applied AV delay based upon the monitored intrinsic ventricular activations.