DocumentCode
3136797
Title
Intracardiac Electrical Bioimpedance as a Basis for Controlling of Pacing Rate Limits
Author
Kink, Andres ; Salo, Rodney W. ; Min, Mart ; Parve, Toomas ; Ratsep, Indrek
Author_Institution
SmartImplant, Ltd., Tallinn
fYear
2006
fDate
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Firstpage
6308
Lastpage
6311
Abstract
Intracardiac impedance can provide real-time hemodynamic information to automatically control the lower and upper rate limits of a rate-adaptive pacemaker. It is necessary to overcome a number of technical challenges to accomplish this within the constraints of an implantable device
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; blood vessels; cardiovascular system; haemodynamics; pacemakers; implantable device; intracardiac electrical bioimpedance; pacing rate limits; rate-adaptive pacemaker; real-time hemodynamic information; Acceleration; Bioimpedance; Blood; Cities and towns; Control systems; Heart rate; Hemodynamics; Impedance; Pacemakers; USA Councils;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
New York, NY
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260260
Filename
4463252
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