Patent ID: 8688215

Claim:
A pacemaker programming apparatus for use with a pacemaker, the pacemaker programming apparatus comprising: a monitoring device capable of determining a haemodynamic measure of an individual at each heart beat of the individual and generating a haemodynamic measure indication signal related to the haemodynamic measure; and a processor that is configured for: adjusting the pacemaker to alternate a setting of a first attribute of the pacemaker between a reference setting and a test setting, and receiving the haemodynamic measure indication signal, and generating a pacemaker programming signal, for transmitting to the pacemaker, in response to the haemodynamic measure indication signal determined in the individual at the reference setting and at the test setting; wherein the processor is also configured for instructing the pacemaker to raise the heart rate of the individual when the first attribute is at the reference setting, and when the first attribute is at the test setting.