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Patent US20040093035 - Cardiac rhythm management systems and methods using multiple morphology ... - Google PatenteSuche Bilder Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive Mehr » Erweiterte Patentsuche | Webprotokoll | Anmelden Erweiterte Patentsuche PatenteThis document describes systems, devices, and methods that use multiple morphology templates for discriminating between rhythms, such as supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (SVTs) and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTs), for delivering a countershock in response to a VT episode, but withholding delivery...http://www.google.de/patents/US20040093035?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20040093035 - Cardiac rhythm management systems and methods using multiple morphology templates for discriminating between rhythms Ver�ffentlichungsnummerUS20040093035 A1PublikationstypAnmeldung Ver�ffentlichungsdatum13. Mai 2004Eingetragen8. Nov. 2002 Priorit�tsdatum8. Nov. 2002Auch ver�ffentlicht unterUS7031764US7539536US20060155201US20090216289 Ver�ffentlichungsnummerUS 2004/0093035 A1US2004/0093035A1 ErfinderJoseph BocekJaeho KimMark SchwartzUrspr�nglich Bevollm�chtigterBocek Joseph M.Kim JaehoSchwartz Mark US-Klassifikation607/5Internationale KlassifikationA61N1/39A61B5/0452 UnternehmensklassifikationA61B5/04525A61N1/3956 Europ�ische KlassifikationA61B5/0452BA61N1/39MReferenzen Referenziert von (38)Externe LinksUSPTO USPTO-Zuordnung EspacenetCardiac rhythm management systems and methods using multiple morphology templates for discriminating between rhythmsUS 20040093035 A1 Zusammenfassung This document describes systems, devices, and methods that use multiple morphology templates for discriminating between rhythms, such as supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (SVTs) and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTs), for delivering a countershock in response to a VT episode, but withholding delivery of such a countershock in response to an SVT episode. In certain examples, the particular morphology used for storing morphological features is selected at least in part using a sensor-indicated activity level of a subject, or a metabolic need of the subject. Zeichnungen(11) Anspr�che
What is claimed is: 1. A system comprising: an electrogram sensing circuit, configured to be coupled to at least one electrode for receiving an intrinsic cardiac signal, the electrogram sensing circuit configured to provide cardiac complexes and an indication of heart rate obtained from a subject's heart; a shock circuit, configured to be coupled to at least one electrode to deliver a shock to the heart; a stored first morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored first morphological template obtained from the heart, in the absence of an arrhythmia, while the subject is resting or inactive; a stored second morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored second morphological template obtained from the heart under a condition different from that of the first morphological template; a correlation module, coupled to the first and second morphological templates and the electrogram sensing circuit, the correlation module configured to declare an indication of a first rhythm state if the indication of heart rate exceeds a first predetermined threshold value and a morphology of at least one cardiac complex of the intrinsic cardiac signal correlates to either of the first and second morphological templates, and configured to declare an indication of a second rhythm state if the indication of heart rate exceeds the first predetermined threshold value and a morphology of the at least one cardiac complex of the intrinsic cardiac signal is uncorrelated to both the first and second morphological templates; and a shock control module, coupled to the correlation module and the shock circuit, the shock control module configured to trigger a shock if the correlation module declares the indication of the second rhythm state, and the shock control module configured to inhibit a shock if the correlation module declares the indication of the first rhythm state. 2. The system of claim 1, in which the first rhythm state is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) and the second rhythm state is a ventricular tachyarrhythmia. 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a sensor configured to detect at least one of an activity of the subject and a metabolic need of the subject. 4. The system of claim 3, in which the second morphological template is coupled to the sensor such that the second morphological template is obtained from the subject's heart during a period of exercise indicated by the sensor. 5. The system of claim 1, in which the second morphological template is obtained under a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) condition and the first morphological template is obtained under a resting normal sinus rhythm condition. 6. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one electrode. 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote user interface configured to be communicatively coupled to an implantable device. 8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a template updating control module, coupled to at least one of the first and second morphological templates to occasionally update the at least one of the first and second morphological templates. 9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a sensor including a sensor output configured to provide an indication of at least one of an activity of the subject and a metabolic need of the subject, and in which the template updating control module is coupled to the sensor, and in which the template updating control module selects between the first and second morphological templates for updating using the sensor output. 10. The system of claim 1, in which the correlation module declares the indication of the second rhythm state if the indication of heart rate exceeds a second predetermined threshold value, which is greater than the first predetermined threshold value, regardless of whether the morphology of the at least one cardiac complex of the intrinsic cardiac signal correlates to either of the first and second morphological templates. 11. The system of claim 1, in which at least one of the stored first and second morphological templates is obtained using previously obtained electrogram data that is stored in a memory coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit. 12. The system of claim 1, in which the stored second morphological template includes a plurality of morphological templates. 13. A system comprising: an electrogram sensing circuit, configured to be coupled to at least one electrode for receiving an intrinsic cardiac signal, the electrogram sensing circuit configured to provide cardiac complexes and an indication of heart rate obtained from a subject's heart; a shock circuit, configured to be coupled to at least one electrode to deliver a shock to the heart; a stored first morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored first morphological template obtained from the heart, in the absence of an arrhythmia, while the subject is resting or inactive; a stored second morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored second morphological template obtained from the heart under a condition different from that of the first morphological template; a means, coupled to the first and second morphological templates and the electrogram sensing circuit, for declaring an indication of a first rhythm state if the indication of heart rate exceeds a first predetermined threshold value and a morphology of at least one cardiac complex of the intrinsic cardiac signal correlates to either of the first and second morphological templates; a means, coupled to the first and second morphological templates and the electrogram sensing circuit, for declaring an indication of a second rhythm state if the indication of heart rate exceeds the first predetermined threshold value and a morphology of the at least one cardiac complex of the intrinsic cardiac signal is uncorrelated to both the first and second morphological templates; a means, coupled the shock circuit, for triggering a shock if the second rhythm state is declared; and a means, coupled to the shock circuit, for inhibiting a shock if the first rhythm state is declared. 14. A system comprising: an electrogram sensing circuit, configured to be coupled to at least one electrode for receiving an intrinsic cardiac signal, the electrogram sensing circuit configured to provide cardiac complexes and an indication of heart rate obtained from a subject's heart; a stored first morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored first morphological template obtained from the heart, in the absence of an arrhythmia, while the subject is resting or inactive; a stored second morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored second morphological template obtained from the heart under a condition different from that of the first morphological template; and a correlation module, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit and the first and second morphological templates, the correlation module configured to discriminate between first and second rhythm states using a comparison of a morphology of at least one cardiac complex of the intrinsic cardiac signal to at least one of the first and second morphological templates, the at least one of the first and second morphological templates selected using the indication of heart rate provided by the electrogram sensing circuit. 15. The system of claim 14, further comprising: a shock circuit, configured to be coupled to at least one electrode for delivering a shock to the heart; and a shock control module, coupled to the correlation module and the shock circuit, the shock control module configured to trigger a shock if the correlation module declares the indication of the second rhythm state, and the shock control module configured to inhibit a shock if the correlation module declares the indication of the first rhythm state. 16. The system of claim 14, in which the correlation module includes first and second predetermined threshold values, the second predetermined threshold value representing a higher heart rate than the first predetermined threshold value and: in which the correlation module is configured to declare an indication of a first rhythm state if the indication of heart rate exceeds the first predetermined threshold value and is less than the second predetermined threshold value and a morphology of at least one cardiac complex of the intrinsic cardiac signal correlates to either of the first and second morphological templates; and in which the correlation module is configured to declare an indication of a second rhythm state if at least one of: the indication of heart rate exceeds the second predetermined threshold value; and the indication of heart rate exceeds the first predetermined threshold value and is less than the second predetermined threshold value and a morphology of the at least one cardiac complex of the intrinsic cardiac signal is uncorrelated to both the first and second morphological templates. 17. The system of claim 14, further comprising: a first electrode, sized and shaped for being implanted in or near the heart, the first electrode configured for sensing a heart rate from cardiac complexes; and a second electrode, sized and shaped for being implanted in or near the heart, the second electrode configured for sensing a morphology of a cardiac complex. 18. A system comprising: an electrogram sensing circuit, configured to be coupled to at least one electrode for receiving an intrinsic cardiac signal, the electrogram sensing circuit configured to provide cardiac complexes and an indication of heart rate obtained from a subject's heart; a stored first morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored first morphological template obtained from the heart, in the absence of an arrhythmia, while the subject is resting or inactive; a stored second morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored second morphological template obtained from the heart under a condition different from that of the first morphological template; and a means, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit and the first and second morphological templates, for discriminating between first and second rhythm states using a comparison of a morphology of at least one cardiac complex of the intrinsic cardiac signal to at least one of the first and second morphological templates, the at least one of the first and second morphological templates selected using the indication of heart rate provided by the electrogram sensing circuit. 19. A system comprising: a first electrode, sized and shaped for being implanted in or near a subject's heart, the first electrode configured for sensing a heart rate from cardiac complexes; a second electrode, sized and shaped for being implanted in or near the heart, the second electrode configured for sensing a morphology of a cardiac complex. an electrogram sensing circuit, configured to be coupled to the first and second electrodes for receiving respective first and second intrinsic cardiac signals, the electrogram sensing circuit configured to provide cardiac complexes and an indication of heart rate obtained from the heart; a sensor, including a sensor output indicative of activity or metabolic need of the subject; a shock circuit, configured to be coupled to the second electrode for delivering a shock to the heart; a stored first morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored first morphological template obtained from the heart in the absence of an arrhythmia while the subject is resting or inactive; a stored second morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit and the sensor, the stored second morphological template obtained from the heart under a different sensor output condition from that of the first morphological template; a correlation module, coupled to the first and second morphological templates, the correlation module including first and second predetermined thresholds, the second predetermined threshold representing a higher heart rate value than the first predetermined threshold, the correlation module configured to declare a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) if the heart rate value exceeds the first predetermined threshold but is less than the second predetermined threshold and a morphology of at least one cardiac complex of second intrinsic cardiac signal correlates to either of the first and second morphological templates, and configured to declare a ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) if at least one of: (a) the heart rate value exceeds the second predetermined threshold; and (b) the heart rate value exceeds the first predetermined threshold but is less than the second predetermined threshold and a morphology of the at least one cardiac complex of the second intrinsic cardiac signal is uncorrelated to both the first and second morphological templates; and a shock control module, coupled to the correlation module and the shock circuit, the shock control module configured to trigger a shock if the correlation module declares the VT, and the shock control module configured to inhibit a shock if the correlation module declares the SVT. 20. The system of claim 19, further comprising a template updating control module, coupled to at least one of the first and second morphological templates to occasionally update the at least one of the first and second morphological templates. 21. The system of claim 20, in which the template updating control module is coupled to the sensor output, and in which the template updating control module selects between the first and second morphological templates for updating using the sensor output. 22. A system comprising: a first electrode, sized and shaped for being implanted in or near a subject's heart, the first electrode configured for sensing a heart rate from cardiac complexes; a second electrode, sized and shaped for being implanted in or near the heart, the second electrode configured for sensing a morphology of a cardiac complex. an electrogram sensing circuit, configured to be coupled to the first and second electrodes for receiving respective first and second intrinsic cardiac signals, the electrogram sensing circuit configured to provide cardiac complexes and an indication of heart rate obtained from the heart; a sensor, including a sensor output indicative of activity or metabolic need of the subject; a shock circuit, configured to be coupled to the second electrode for delivering a shock to the heart; a stored first morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit, the stored first morphological template obtained from the heart in the absence of an arrhythmia while the subject is resting or inactive; a stored second morphological template, coupled to the electrogram sensing circuit and the sensor, the stored second morphological template obtained from the heart under a different sensor output condition from that of the first morphological template; a means, coupled to the first and second morphological templates, for declaring a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) if (1) the heart rate value exceeds a first predetermined threshold but is less than a second predetermined threshold and (2) a morphology of at least one cardiac complex of second intrinsic cardiac signal correlates to either of the first and second morphological templates; a means, coupled to the first and second morphological templates, for declaring a ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) if at least one of: (a) the heart rate value exceeds the second predetermined threshold; and (b) the heart rate value exceeds the first predetermined threshold but is less than the second predetermined threshold and a morphology of the at least one cardiac complex of the second intrinsic cardiac signal is uncorrelated to both the first and second morphological templates; and a shock control module, coupled to the shock circuit, the shock control module configured to trigger a shock if a VT is declared, and the shock control module configured to inhibit a shock if an SVT is declared. 23. A method comprising: obtaining a first morphological template from a subject's heart in the absence of an arrhythmia, while the subject is resting or inactive; obtaining a second morphological template from the heart under a condition different from that of the first morphological template; obtaining at least one cardiac complex; determining a degree of correlation between the at least one cardiac complex and at least one of the first and second morphological templates; and declaring one of first and second rhythm states at least in part using the determined degree of correlation. 24. The method of claim 23, further including determining whether to deliver or inhibit a shock to a heart at least in part using which of the first and second rhythm states was declared. 25. The method of claim 23, in which the obtaining the second morphological template occurs under a condition in which the subject manifests at least one activity indicator value that is higher than the at least one activity indicator value occurring during the obtaining the first morphological template. 26. The method of claim 23, in which the obtaining the second morphological template occurs under a condition in which the subject manifests an arrhythmia. 27. The method of claim 26, in which the obtaining the second morphological template occurs under a condition in which the subject manifests an induced arrhythmia. 28. The method of claim 23, in which the obtaining the second morphological template occurs under a condition in which the subject manifests a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. 29. The method of claim 23, in which the declaring one of first and second rhythm states at least in part using the determined degree of correlation comprises: obtaining an indication of heart rate; declaring the first rhythm state if the indication of heart rate exceeds a first predetermined threshold value and a morphology of the at least one cardiac complex correlates to either of the first and second morphological templates; and declaring the second rhythm state if the indication of heart rate exceeds the first predetermined threshold value and a morphology of the at least one cardiac complex is uncorrelated to both the first and second morphological templates. 30. The method of claim 23, in which the declaring one of first and second rhythm states at least in part using the determined degree of correlation comprises: obtaining an indication of heart rate; declaring the first rhythm state if: (a) the indication of heart rate exceeds a first predetermined threshold value but is less than a second predetermined threshold value, in which the second predetermined threshold value represents a higher heart rate than the first predetermined threshold value, and (b) a morphology of the at least one cardiac complex correlates to either of the first and second morphological templates; and declaring the second rhythm state if: (a) the indication of heart rate exceeds the first predetermined threshold value but is less than the second predetermined threshold value, and (b) a morphology of the at least one cardiac complex is uncorrelated to both the first and second morphological templates. 31. The method of claim 23, in which the determining the degree of correlation between the at least one cardiac complex and the at least one of the first and second morphological templates comprises: obtaining an indication of heart rate; and selecting between the first and second morphological templates at least in part using the indication of heart rate. 32. The method of claim 23, further comprising at least occasionally updating at least one of the first and second morphological templates. 33. The method of claim 32, in which the at least occasionally updating at least one of the first and second morphological templates comprises: obtaining at least one sensor value selected from the group consisting of an accelerometer-based sensor value and a metabolic need sensor value; and selecting between updating the first and second morphological templates at least in part using the at least one sensor value.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0020] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that the embodiments may be combined, or that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural, logical and electrical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. [0021] In this document, the terms �a� or �an� are used, as is common in patent documents, to include one or more than one. Furthermore, all publications, patents, and patent documents referred to in this document are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety, as though individually incorporated by reference. In the event of inconsistent usages between this documents and those documents so incorporated by reference, the usage in the incorporated reference(s) should be considered supplementary to that of this document; for irreconcilable inconsistencies, the usage in this document controls. [0022] This document discusses, among other things, systems, devices, and methods that will be described in applications involving implantable medical devices including, but not limited to, implantable cardiac rhythm management systems such as pacemakers, cardioverter/defibrillators, pacer/defibrillators, biventricular or other multi-site resynchronization or coordination devices, and drug delivery systems. However, these systems, devices, and methods may be employed in unimplanted devices, including, but not limited to, external pacemakers, cardioverter/defibrillators, pacer/defibrillators, biventricular or other multi-site resynchronization or coordination devices, monitors, programmers and recorders, whether such devices are used for providing a diagnostic, a therapy, or both a diagnostic and a therapy. [0023]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating generally, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, portions of a cardiac rhythm management system 100 using multiple morphology templates for discriminating between heart rhythms. In this example, system 100 includes an implantable cardiac rhythm management device 105 coupled to a heart 110 by one or more intravascular or other leadwires 115. Each leadwire 115 carries one or more electrodes sized and shaped to be disposed in or about heart 110, such as for sensing intrinsic cardiac signals from heart 110 and/or delivering electrical energy or other therapy to heart 110. The illustrative example of FIG. 1 includes a tip electrode 120A disposed at or near an apex of a right ventricle of heart 110, (optionally) a ring electrode 120B disposed slightly more proximally in the right ventricle, a shock electrode 120C disposed even more proximally in the right ventricle, and a superior vena cava (SVC) shock electrode 120D located in or near portions of the right atrium and superior vena cava of heart 110. Device 105 includes a hermetically-sealed case 125, such as for carrying electronic components therein, and a header 130 attached thereto, such as for receiving one or more leadwires 115. Device 105 may include additional electrodes, such as case electrode 135A and header electrode 135B, such as for unipolar sensing or therapy energy delivery. [0024] In the illustrative example of FIG. 1, device 105 includes a cardiac signal sensing circuit 140. In this example, cardiac signal sensing circuit 140 includes a near-field sense amplifier 145A and a far-field sense amplifier 145B. In one example of a bipolar sensing configuration, near-field sense amplifier 145A is coupled to electrodes located relatively close to each other, such as electrodes 120A and 120C, for sensing a near-field cardiac signal; far-field sense amplifier 145B is coupled to electrodes located relatively farther from each other, such as electrodes 120C and 135A (or, alternatively, electrode 120C and the parallel combination of electrodes 120D and 135A), for sensing a far-field cardiac signal that includes information from a greater region of cardiac tissue. The resulting sensed near-field cardiac signal provided at node 150A typically includes relatively sharply defined cardiac complexes corresponding to intrinsic heart chamber depolarizations. Such relatively sharply defined cardiac complexes typically allow heart rate to be relatively easily discerned by rate detector 155, which provides an indication of the heart rate between sensed near-field cardiac complexes at node 155. The resulting cardiac complexes of the sensed far-field cardiac signal, provided at node 150B, typically exhibit some differences in morphology during different heart rhythms. Therefore, such differences in morphology of sensed far-field cardiac complexes are particularly useful for discriminating between different heart rhythms. [0025] In FIG. 1, device 105 includes a buffer or other memory storage 160 for near-field and/or far-field data associated with recently-detected cardiac complexes. In this example, device 105 also includes memory storage for data associated with two or more morphological templates, such as a first morphological template 165A and for a second morphological template 165B, which are obtained from heart 110 under different conditions from each other, as explained further below. (Templates 165A-B may, in one example, be implemented entirely in software, such as by storing corresponding morphology-defining sets of morphological features). In the illustrated example, device 105 also includes a correlation module 170, which distinguishes between at least two different rhythm states by comparing and correlating the morphology of at least one recently received cardiac complex to at least one of the stored first and second morphological templates 165A-B. In certain examples, as explained below, correlation module 170 also uses the heart rate at node 155 in discriminating between different rhythm states. [0026] An output of correlation module 170 provides, at node 175, an indication of the particular rhythm state, if any, obtained as a result of the comparison and correlation. In one example, correlation module 170 declares whether a detected arrhythmia is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) or a ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT), and provides an indication of the same to shock control module 180. Shock control module 180 provides one or more triggering signals controlling delivery of a defibrillation countershock to heart 110 by shock circuit 185, such as a shock delivered between shock electrodes 120C-D, for example. In one example, shock control module 180 operates to inhibit delivery of a defibrillation shock if correlation module 170 declares an SVT, and operates to trigger delivery of a defibrillation shock if correlation module 170 declares a VT. [0027] In the example of FIG. 1, system 100 also includes a programmer or other remote user interface 190, which is configured to be wirelessly communicatively coupled to a communication circuit 195 of device 105. In one example, remote user interface 190 allows a user to provide input information that is used in the distinguishing between heart rhythm states using multiple morphological templates. In another example, remote user interface 190 outputs information to the user relevant to the distinguishing between heart rhythm states using multiple morphological templates, by device 105. [0028]FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating generally, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, one method of distinguishing between heart rhythms using at least two morphological templates. In the example of FIG. 2, a heart depolarization is detected at 200, such as by sense amplifiers 145A and/or 145B. At 205, a heart rate, HR, is compared to a predetermined tachyarrhythmia rate threshold R1 (for an illustrative example, R1=145 beats per minute). HR>R1 indicates the presence of a tachyarrhythmia. HR≦R1 indicates the absence of a tachyarrhythmia. In one example, the heart rate used for the comparison is measured between the detected heart depolarization and an immediately preceding heart depolarization. In another example, an average heart rate over several successive pairs of heart depolarization is used instead. [0029] If HR>R1, at 205, indicating the presence of a tachyarrhythmia, then a determination is made that further classifies the rhythm state, as described below. [0030] At 210, a morphology of the detected depolarization complex is compared to the first morphological template, T1, such as stored at 165A. In one example, this includes determining a degree of correlation between the morphologies of the detected complex and T1, comparing the degree of correlation to a predetermined threshold, and declaring a match if the correlation exceeds that predetermined threshold. In another example, this comparison includes correlating several (e.g., successive) detected depolarization morphologies to the first morphological template T1, and requiring that a predetermined percentage of the detected depolarizations be sufficiently correlated to T1 before a match is declared. In either case, if sufficient correlation exists to declare a match, then, at 215, a first rhythm state is declared. [0031] Otherwise, at 220, a determination is made as to whether a second morphological template, T2, was previously stored at 165B. If no T2 has been stored, then, at 225, a second rhythm state is declared. Otherwise, at 230, a morphology of the detected depolarization complex is compared to the second morphological template, T2. In one example, this includes determining a degree of correlation between the morphologies of the detected complex and T2, comparing the degree of correlation to a predetermined threshold (which may be different than that for T1), and declaring a match if the correlation exceeds that predetermined threshold. In another example, this comparison includes correlating several (e.g., successive) detected depolarization morphologies to T2, and requiring that a predetermined percentage of the detected depolarizations be sufficiently correlated to T2 before a match is declared. In either case, if sufficient correlation exists at 230 to declare a match, then, at 235, a first rhythm state is declared. Otherwise, at 240, a second rhythm state is declared. [0032] In a further example, the particular rhythm state obtained, as discussed above, is used as a control input affecting the delivery of electrical energy or other therapy to heart 110. In the example of FIG. 1, if the first rhythm state was declared at 215 or 235, then antitachyarrhythmia shock delivery is inhibited at 245. If the second rhythm state was declared at 225 or 240, then antitachyarrhythmia shock delivery is triggered at 250. EXAMPLES OF MORPHOLOGICAL DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN RHYTHM STATES Example 1 [0033] In a first example, first morphological template T1 corresponds to normal sinus rhythm obtained from a subject's heart 110 while the subject is resting or relatively inactive�and no tachyarrhythmia is present. Second morphological template T2 corresponds to normal sinus rhythm obtained from the subject's heart 110 while the subject is exercising or relatively active�and no ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) is present. For example, for acquiring and storing T2, the subject can be placed on a treadmill and an appropriate template depolarization complex acquired. In this example, a physician independently verifies (e.g., using a surface ECG and/or electrogram signals) that no VT was present during acquisition of T2. As an alternative to placing the subject on the treadmill, the physician may program device 105 to deliver atrial pacing pulses at a high rate, e.g., using an atrial leadwire; again, a physician verifies that no VT was present during this acquisition of T2. [0034] In this example, as illustrated in the flow chart of FIG. 3, the first rhythm state is declared a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT), which results in inhibiting antitacharrhythmia shock delivery at 245, and the second rhythm state is declared a ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT), which results in triggering antitachyarrhythmia shock delivery at 250. The present inventors have recognized that the use of a resting template T1 and an exercise template T2 accounts for morphological differences arising during exercise that are not indicative of VT. Using exercise template T2 adds another non-VT condition for which shock delivery is inhibited. This improves the specificity of delivering antitachyarrhythmia shock therapy for VTs, but not SVTs. For example, subjects experiencing left or right bundle branch block (BBB) induced during exercise will benefit from the additional specificity of using a morphological comparison of a detected depolarization complex to an exercise morphology template T2 as well as a resting morphology template T1. Similarly, other subjects experiencing left or right bundle branch block (BBB) mitigated during exercise will also benefit from the additional specificity of using a morphological comparison of a detected depolarization complex to an exercise morphology template T2 as well as a resting morphology template T1. These are merely illustrative examples of physiological conditions for which additional antitachyarrhythmia therapy delivery specificity is obtained; other physiological conditions exist that will also obtain increased specificity. Example 2 [0035] In a second example, first morphological template T1 corresponds to normal sinus rhythm obtained from a subject's heart 110 while the subject is resting or relatively inactive, and no tachyarrhythmia is present. Second morphological template T2 corresponds to supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) rhythm obtained from the subject's heart 110 while no accompanying ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) is present. In one example, such an SVT may be induced by a physician in an electrophysiology (EP) lab; the physician independently verifies (e.g., using a surface ECG and/or electrogram signals) that no VT was present during acquisition of T2 during the SVT. In another example, such SVT template data is obtained from historical electrogram data obtained from the subject and stored by device 105; the physician independently verifies (e.g., using the stored electrogram signals) that no VT was present during acquisition of T2 during the stored SVT episode. Then, as discussed above with respect to FIG. 3, device 105 uses morphological comparisons of detected cardiac complexes to T1 and T2 to discriminate between SVT and VT, and adjust antitachyarrhythmia therapy delivery accordingly. Example 3 [0036] In a third example, as illustrated in the flow chart of FIG. 4, the heart rate is compared to more than one threshold. In the example of FIG. 4, if the heart rate exceeds a first threshold R1 at 205, it is then compared at 400 to a second (higher) rate threshold R2 (for an illustrative example, R2=165 beats per minute). If, at 400, HR>R2, then, at 405, VT is declared. An antitachyarrhythmia shock is then triggered at 250. Otherwise if, at 400, R2>HR>R1, the process flow continues at 210 as discussed above with respect to FIGS. 2 and 3. In the example of FIG. 4, therefore, an extremely high detected rate triggers a declaration of VT and bypasses any comparison of a morphology of a detected depolarization complex to multiple morphological templates. Example 4 [0037] In a fourth example, as illustrated in the flow chart of FIG. 5, the heart rate is used to determine whether a morphological comparison is made to more than one morphological template. In FIG. 5, if the depolarization is not correlated to T1 at 210, then at 500 the heart rate is compared to a second (higher) rate threshold R2 (for an illustrative example, R2=165 beats per minute). If, at 500, HR>R2, then a further comparison is made at 230 to T2, as discussed above with respect to FIGS. 2 and 3. Otherwise, if, at 500, R2>HR>R1, then, at 225, VT is declared, as discussed above with respect to FIGS. 2 and 3. [0038] In all of the above examples, it is understood that morphological comparisons to more than two morphological templates (e.g., 3 templates, 4 templates) are also possible, and are included as additional embodiments of the systems, devices, and methods described in this document. In one such example, template T2 includes a plurality of multiple morphological templates to which a morphology comparison is made. Moreover, additional comparisons of heart rate to more than two threshold values are also possible and included as additional embodiments of the systems, devices, and methods described in this document. As a result, other embodiments may be capable of distinguishing between more than two different heart rhythm states (e.g., 3 heart rhythm states, 4 heart rhythm states, etc.), and accordingly adjusting therapy using such additional classification into several different rhythm states. [0039] Also, because a particular subject's cardiac complex morphology may change over time (e.g., because of the effect of a drug being administered, or a change in the subject's heart condition), the multiple templates are typically updated occasionally or periodically. In one example, acquiring or updating a template is typically performed under the same or similar conditions to those conditions for which the correlation is performed. For example, where the templates T1 and T2 are differentiated by heart rate, in one example, device 105 uses rate detector 155 for automatically acquiring and/or updating the templates T1 and T2 under their corresponding heart rate conditions. In another example, however, device 105 uses a different sensor for acquiring and/or updating an �exercise template� T2, as discussed below. EXAMPLES OF OPERATION OF THE CORRELATION MODULE [0040]FIG. 6 is a signal diagram illustrating generally, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, one example of a morphological template 600, such as T1 or T2, obtained from the far-field signal at 150B. In this example, template 600 includes a collection of eight morphology-defining features 605A-H extracted from the far-field signal. In this example, an R-wave peak on a corresponding near-field signal at 150A, is used as an �alignment feature� of the template 600. Before the stored template 600 is later correlated to a received far-field cardiac complex, the point on the received far-field cardiac complex that aligns to its corresponding near-field R-wave peak (or other selected alignment feature) is used to �align� the received far-field cardiac complex to the template 600. More particularly, the template 600 is time-shifted such that the time coordinate of the R-wave peak of the near-field signal associated with the received far-field complex 700 being correlated to the template 600, as illustrated in the signal diagram of FIG. 7. Template 600 stores the times and amplitudes of each of the eight features 605A-H for comparison to a received far-field complex 700, such that the received far-field complex 700 can be classified into a rhythm state. [0041] One illustrative example of the features 605A-H is disclosed in Jaeho Kim and et al. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/121,944 entitled �METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING SUPRAVENTRICULAR RHYTHM DURING CARDIAC PACING,� (filed on Apr. 12, 2002, Attorney Docket No. GUID.040US01), which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, including its disclosure of obtaining eight features by first identifying five initial features, and then identifying three additional features determined at points between certain ones of the five initial features. [0042] The received far-field cardiac complex 700 is sampled at the same times (relative to the alignment feature) as the features 605A-H in template 600, yielding comparison features 705A-H. In one example, correlation module 170 computes a feature correlation coefficient (FCC) using the amplitude (xi) of each of the template features 605A-H and the amplitude (yi) of the received far-field cardiac complex at these same times 705A-H relative to the alignment feature, as illustrated by Equation 1, below: [0043] In one example, the FCC computed in Equation 1 is compared to a predetermined threshold value to determine whether the received far-field cardiac complex 700 is correlated to the template 600. In one example, if this comparison indicates that the received complex 700 is uncorrelated to the template 600, then a second heart rhythm beat (e.g., VT beat) is declared. If 8 or more of the last 10 beats is uncorrelated, then correlation module 170 declares a second heart rhythm state (e.g., VT is declared). In one example, such correlation techniques are applied for comparison to both templates T1 and T2, such as at 210 and 230 of FIG. 2. [0044] Other techniques for comparing received complexes to morphological templates can be substituted for the illustrative example discussed above. This document incorporates herein by reference the entire disclosure of Hsu et al. U.S. Pat. No. 6,308,095, entitled �SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRHYTHMIA DISCRIMINATION,� which is assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., including incorporation of its disclosure of classifying cardiac complexes using morphological features. This document also incorporates herein by reference the entire disclosure of Marcoveccio U.S. Pat. No. 6,223,078, entitled �DISCRIMINATION OF SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA AND VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA EVENTS,� which is assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., including incorporation of its disclosure of classifying cardiac complexes using morphological features. This document incorporates herein by reference the entire disclosure of Hsu et al. U.S. Pat. No. 6,275,732, entitled �MULTIPLE STAGE MORPHOLOGY-BASED SYSTEM DETECTING VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA AND SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA,� which is assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., including incorporation of its disclosure of classifying cardiac complexes using morphological features. This document also incorporates herein by reference the entire disclosure of Marcoveccio U.S. Pat. No. 6,312,388, entitled �METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM TEMPLATES,� which is assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., including incorporation of its disclosure of classifying cardiac complexes using morphological features and updating templates. This document incorporates herein by reference the entire disclosure of Hsu et al. U.S. Pat. No. 6,266,554, entitled �SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING CARDIAC COMPLEXES,� which is assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., including incorporation of its disclosure of classifying cardiac complexes using morphological features. This document incorporates herein by reference the entire disclosure of Hsu et al. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/352,056, entitled �CLASSIFICATION OF SUPRAVENTRICULAR AND VENTRICULAR CARDIAC RHYTHMS USING THE CROSS CHANNEL TIMING ALGORITHM,� which is assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., including incorporation of its disclosure of classifying cardiac complexes using morphological features. This document incorporates herein by reference the entire disclosure of Sweeney et al. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/703,269, entitled �CURVATURE BASED METHOD FOR SELECTING FEATURES FROM AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC SIGNALS FOR PURPOSE OF COMPLEX IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION,� which is assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., including incorporation of its disclosure of classifying cardiac complexes using morphological features and curvatures. This document incorporates herein by reference the entire disclosure of Lovett U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/535,872, entitled �METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CARDIAC DEPOLARIZATION,� which is assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., including incorporation of its disclosure of classifying cardiac complexes using morphological features and frequency components. This document incorporates herein by reference the entire disclosure of Sweeney et al. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/874,892, entitled �SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING CARDIAC DEPOLARIZATION COMPLEXES WITH MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CORRELATION,� which is assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., including incorporation of its disclosure of classifying cardiac complexes using morphological features and multidimensional correlation. [0045] In the above discussion of FIGS. 1-7, the systems and methods utilized a heart rate (e.g., at node 155) that was represented as being obtained from a rate detector 155 that extracts heart rate from a near field signal obtained from cardiac electrodes. This heart rate was also used for comparing to various rate thresholds (see, e.g., 205 of FIG. 2, 400 of FIG. 4, etc.). However, obtaining heart rate from cardiac electrodes for distinguishing between heart rhythm states may, in certain conditions, be affected by the arrhythmias being distinguished, noisy cardiac signals, etc. Therefore, it may be desirable to either validate such sensed heart rate information obtained from an electrogram, or, alternatively, to use a different indication of heart rate. [0046]FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating generally, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, one embodiment of a system 100 using at least one sensor 800. In the example of FIG. 8, sensor 800 may include an accelerometer, a minute ventilation sensor, or the like, providing an indication of patient activity. In one example, this indication of patient activity is provided as a sensor output (SO) at node/bus 802, to correlation module 170. The SO is positively correlated to a patient's activity (for an activity sensor) or metabolic need (for a metabolic need sensor); a larger value of SO corresponds to a higher activity level (or metabolic need). In a further example, the indication of patient activity is provided as a sensor-indicated rate (SIR), at node/bus 802, to correlation module 170. The SIR represents a computed heart rate deemed appropriate for the patient, based on activity and/or metabolic need information obtained from the SO of sensor 800. The SIR is also positively correlated to a patient's activity (for an activity sensor) or metabolic need (for a metabolic need sensor); a larger value of SIR corresponds to a higher activity level (or metabolic need). Numerous techniques known in the art (e.g., using rate-response curves) are available for mapping the SO to the SIR. [0047] In one example, SIR (or SO) is used in acquiring and/or updating an �exercise template� T2 and/or a �resting template� T1, as illustrated generally in the graph of FIG. 9, which depicts SIR (or SO) as a function of time. In FIG. 9, the exercise template T2 is acquired (or updated) at point 900, after the SIR (or SO) has exceeded a corresponding exercise threshold S1 for a predetermined period of time Δt1. A resting template T1 is acquired (or updated) at point 905, after the SIR (or SO) has fallen below the corresponding exercise threshold S1 for a predetermined period of time Δt2. Alternatively, two different values of the activity threshold S1 (e.g., S1A and S1B) are used for triggering the respective time periods (Δt1 and Δt2) after which the respective exercise and resting templates are obtained. In another example, these two different values of the activity threshold (e.g., S1A and S1B) trigger the obtaining of the respective exercise and resting templates T2 and T1, without requiring the SIR or SO to be above or below such threshold values for a period of time. [0048]FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating generally one example in which, among other things, an exercise template T2 is acquired only if there is insufficient correlation to the resting template T1 during a period of exercise. In the example of FIG. 10, a heart depolarization is detected at 1000. At 1005, the SIR (or SO) and HR are monitored; if the SIR exceeds a predetermined threshold S1, and the HR exceeds a predetermined threshold R1, then at 1010 a determination is made as to whether the detected depolarization is sufficiently correlated to the resting template T1. If, at 1000, the detected depolarization is not sufficiently correlated to the resting template T1, and there is not a stored exercise template T2 at 1015, then at 1020, an exercise template T2 is acquired. At 1015, if there is not a stored exercise template T2, then at 1025 a determination is made as to whether the detected depolarization is sufficiently correlated to the existing exercise template T2. If not, then exercise template T2 is updated at 1020. In an alternative embodiment, multiple exercise templates T2 are acquired at 1020 if the depolarization is not sufficiently correlated to any of the existing exercise templates at 1025. [0049] It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, aspects of the above-discussed examples may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. 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