Patent Document ID: 7713211
Application ID: 10889595
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of optimizing external counterpulsation therapy (ECP) provided to a patient with heart disease including: (a) non-invasively measuring hemodynamic and pulmonary performance in terms of one or more variables selected from the group consisting of forward pump function or stroke volume output, retrograde effects on filling pressures, pulmonary venous flow, and gas exchange at the alveolar/capillary membrane interface while the patient is at rest and connected to an ECP device; (b) displaying non-invasive cardiopulmonary gas exchange variables; and storing said non-invasive cardiopulmonary gas exchange variables as data sets, each set being associated with a unique value of cuff inflation duration (CID) and cuff inflation pressure (CIP); and (c) utilizing the stored cardiopulmonary gas exchange variable sets in selecting an optimal combination of CID and CIP values from several possible such values uniquely for individual patients.