Patent ID: 7577479

Claim:
A method for delivering cardiac pacing therapy to a patient, comprising: delivering a primary cardiac pacing therapy associated with one or more primary pacing parameters, including a primary lower rate limit, and a sensor indicated pacing rate that is based on the primary lower rate limit; transitioning to an alternate cardiac pacing therapy associated with one or more alternate pacing parameters, including an alternate lower rate limit, the transition based on a sleep/wake cycle of the patient; and during delivery of the alternate cardiac pacing therapy, in response to the alternate lower rate limit being greater than the primary lower rate limit, resolving interactions between the primary pacing parameters of the primary pacing therapy and the alternate pacing parameters by selecting between pacing using the alternate pacing parameters and pacing using the sensor indicated rate which is based on the primary pacing parameters, the selecting based on a value of an alternate cardiac pacing parameter and a value of the sensor indicated rate.