Patent ID: 7376457
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for detection of a preselected condition unrelated to cardiac arrhythmia in a subject non-human animal from a preselected animal species using heart rate variability analysis comprising the steps of: a. determining interbeat interval data for the subject non-human animal over a preselected period of time; and b. analyzing the determined interbeat interval data from the subject non-human animal to identify the subject animal's interbeat interval data for a selected heart rate variability (HRV) parameter and thereby determine whether the preselected condition unrelated to cardiac arrhythmia exists, wherein the analyzing step further comprises utilizing an established substantially normal range of values based on at least one of frequency response or time domain response, and an optimal balance profile for the selected heart rate variability parameter of the preselected animal species for clinical evaluation of the preselected animal species, and wherein the determined interbeat interval data is analyzed to determine heart rate variability data for at least one selected heart rate variability parameter to detect the preselected condition unrelated to cardiac arrhythmia.