Patent ID: 8473039

Claim:
A system for monitoring a heart of a patient, the system comprising: a physiological data input interface, configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac activity of the patient; a processor configured to process the signals to provide monitoring results; and an output interface operative to provide the monitoring results; wherein the monitoring results comprise information indicative of: (a) a heart rate of the patient during a monitoring period; (b) at least one first time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded a first threshold; and (c) at least one second time period in which the heart rate of the patient exceeded both the first threshold and a second threshold; wherein the processor is configured to provide a first bradycardia indication if the heart rate of the patient was lower than the first threshold for a first bradycardia indicative duration; provide a second bradycardia indication if the heart rate of the patient was lower than the second threshold, wherein the second threshold is lower than the first threshold and to process the signals to detect heart pauses; wherein the output interface is further operative to provide a bradycardia indication, and a pause indication; and wherein the pause indication is indicative of at least one heart pause and which is distinct from the bradycardia indication.