Patent ID: 7310551

Claim:
A method comprising: obtaining multiple parameters pertaining to a patient's cardiac health; computing a single diagnostic vector from at least four of the multiple parameters, the single diagnostic vector providing an assessment of the patient's cardiac health; and presenting the single diagnostic vector on a Cartesian graph having multiple zones, each zone having an associated diagnostic interpretation of a patient's cardiac health, wherein an angle of the single diagnostic vector places the single diagnostic vector in one of the zones to identify the associated diagnostic interpretation of the patient's cardiac health; wherein the computing a diagnostic vector comprises classifying the parameters into a first category where an increasing value equals an improving health condition and a second category where a decreasing value equals an improving health condition, wherein the Cartesian graph is defined by linear equation y=x for the parameters of the first category, and wherein the Cartesian graph is defined by linear equation y=−x for the parameters of the second category.