Patent ID: 8000780

Claim:
A system comprising: a plurality of sensors, each sensor operable to produce an electrical sensor signal related to physiologic cardiovascular events of a subject, and wherein at least one of the sensors is capable of being implanted into the subject; and a processor in communication with the implantable sensors, wherein the processor comprises: an event sequence detector to permit real-time detection of a time-wise sequential cascade of physiologic cardiovascular events related to myocardial ischemia of the subject and a time difference between detected events, wherein the time-wise cascade includes at least first, second, and third physiologic cardiovascular events; and a decision module to declare whether an ischemic event occurred using a determined order of occurrence of, and the time difference between occurrence of, the first, second, and third physiologic cardiovascular events; and a response circuit, coupled to the decision module, the response circuit operable to provide a specified response if the ischemic event is declared.