Patent ID: 7949394

Claim:
A system for administering a therapeutic treatment, the system comprising: a pressure sensor adapted for positioning in the pulmonary artery and collecting data representative of at least one of systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, pulse pressure, heart rate or pre-ejection period based on pressure in the pulmonary artery; an implantable medical device including a lead located remotely in a different body lumen from the sensor, the implantable medical device configured to adjust cardiac pacing therapy delivered to the heart based at least in part on the data from the pressure sensor; a control module operatively coupled to the implantable medical device; and communication means for communicating pressure data from the pressure sensor to the control module, wherein the control module is adapted for relating the at least one of systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, pulse pressure, heart rate or pre-ejection period to a pre-programmed value, adjusting at least one cardiac pacing parameter relating to cardiac pacing therapy provided by the implantable medical device based on the relationship of the at least one of systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, pulse pressure, heart rate or pre-ejection period to the pre-programmed value, and repeating this process until the relationship is such that no adjustment is necessary.