Methods and apparatus for discriminating polymorphic tachyarrhythmias from monomorphic tachyarrhythmias facilitating detection of fibrillation
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61B-005/046
A61B-005/0452
출원번호
US-0653000
(2003-08-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Brown,Mark L.
Sarkar,Shantanu
출원인 / 주소
Medtronic, Inc.
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초록▼
Methods and apparatus are provided for discriminating high rate polymorphic QRS complexes from high rate monomorphic QRS complexes to increase the specificity of detection of polymorphic VT and VF employing wavelet transform signal processing of the QRS complexes are disclosed. Wavelet transforms ar
Methods and apparatus are provided for discriminating high rate polymorphic QRS complexes from high rate monomorphic QRS complexes to increase the specificity of detection of polymorphic VT and VF employing wavelet transform signal processing of the QRS complexes are disclosed. Wavelet transforms are applied to the sampled amplitude values of a sequence of QRS complexes to develop wavelet transform coefficient (WTC) data sets. At least selected ones of the WTC data sets are processed and comparisons are made to determine a wavelet match score. A determination is made as a function of the wavelet match scores of the series of successive QRS complexes that characterizes the most recent QRS complex as more or less likely to signify polymorphic VT or VF.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. In an implantable medical device that detects a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia of the heart of a patient as a function of measured time intervals between sensed events in a cardiac signal, a method of improving the specificity of discriminating between a monomorphic tachyarrhyth
What is claimed is: 1. In an implantable medical device that detects a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia of the heart of a patient as a function of measured time intervals between sensed events in a cardiac signal, a method of improving the specificity of discriminating between a monomorphic tachyarrhythmia and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia comprising the steps of: a) provisionally declaring a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia when at least a first number of the measured time intervals satisfy the polymorphic tachyarrhythmia detection criteria; b) successively sampling, processing, and temporarily storing the cardiac signals to derive a plurality y of data sets of signal amplitudes; c) successively deriving a plurality y of sets of wavelet transform coefficients from the respective plurality y of data sets of signal amplitudes; d) comparing at least selected ones of the wavelet transform coefficients of each of the y sets of wavelet transform coefficients to determine a match count x of the y sets of wavelet transform coefficients that match one another within at least a predetermined match tolerance; e) withholding the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability suggestive of a monomorphic tachyarrhythmia; and f) making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphological instability suggestive of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia and the polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared in step a). 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating steps b) through f) as long as step a) is met until step f) is met. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the implantable medical device further comprises an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator having the capability of delivering a C/D shock therapy and further comprising: g) delivering a C/D shock therapy when the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is made in step f). 4. The method of claim 2, wherein step e) comprises: establishing a withhold count corresponding to z measured time intervals between sensed events of successive cardiac signals; and repeating steps a) through d) at least z times. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the implantable medical device further comprises an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator having the capability of delivering a C/D shock therapy and wherein: step e) comprises establishing a withhold count corresponding to z measured time intervals between sensed events of successive cardiac signals; and further comprising: g) repeating steps a) through d) at least z times; and h) delivering a C/D shock therapy when the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is made in step f). 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the implantable medical device further comprises an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator having the capability of delivering a C/D shock therapy and delivering an anti-tachycardia therapy and further comprising: g) delivering a C/D shock therapy when the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is made in step f); and h) delivering an anti-tachycardia therapy when the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability suggestive of a monomorphic tachyarrhythmia in step e) and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared in step a). 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the implantable medical device further comprises an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator having the capability of delivering a C/D shock therapy and delivering an anti-tachycardia therapy and further comprising: k) delivering a C/D shock therapy when the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is made in step f); and l) delivering an anti-tachycardia therapy when the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability suggestive of a monomorphic tachyarrhythmia in step e) and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared in step a). 8. The method of claim 1, wherein: step b) further comprises framing a sample data set of signal amplitude values as a data frame related to the detection of a feature of interest of the cardiac signal; and step c) further comprises wavelet transforming the data frame of signal amplitude values to generate a set of wavelet transform coefficients. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein step d) comprises: comparing at least certain wavelet transform coefficients of the most recent set of wavelet transform coefficients among the plurality y of sets of wavelet transform coefficients to at least certain wavelet transform coefficients of the preceding (y-1) sets of wavelet transform coefficients and determining (y-1) match values representing the degree that the compared wavelet coefficients of the most recent set match the wavelet transform coefficients of the (y-1) sets; comparing each of the (y-1) match values to a match count threshold; and determining the match count x of the (y-1) match values that meet the match count threshold. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein: step d) comprises comparing the match count x to a morphologic stability match count threshold; and step e) comprises withholding the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x meets the morphologic stability match count threshold. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein step f) comprises making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared in step a). 12. The method of claim 10, wherein step e) comprises: establishing a withhold count corresponding to z measured time intervals between sensed events of successive cardiac signals; and repeating steps a) through d) at least z times. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein step f) comprises making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared in step a). 14. The method of claim 1, wherein step d) comprises: each time that step c) is performed to derive the most recent set of wavelet coefficients, comparing at least certain wavelet transform coefficients of the most recent set of wavelet transform coefficients to at least certain wavelet transform coefficients of a selected preceding set of wavelet transform coefficients and determining a match value representing the degree that the compared wavelet coefficients of the most recent set match the wavelet transform coefficients of the preceding set; accumulating y match values; comparing each of the y match values to a match count threshold; and determining the match count x of the y match values that meet the match count threshold. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein step e) comprises: comparing the match count x to a morphologic stability match count threshold; and withholding the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x meets the morphologic stability match count threshold. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein step f) comprises making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared in step a). 17. The method of claim 15, wherein step e) comprises: establishing a withhold count corresponding to z measured time intervals between sensed events of successive cardiac signals; and repeating steps a) through d) at least z times. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein step f) comprises: comparing the match count x to a morphologic stability match count threshold; and making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared in step a). 19. The method of claim 1, wherein step d) comprises: determining m median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes from the wavelet transform coefficients in each of (y-1) wavelet transform coefficient data sets preceding, in time, a current wavelet transform coefficient data set having p wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes; ordering the set m of the median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes into a plurality of scales; comparing the median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes in each scale to a scale threshold of the scale to derive a subset of median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes mi that meet the scale thresholds; determining a subset of current wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes pi each corresponding in wavelet number to the wavelet numbers of the subset of median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes mi; and deriving a selective wavelet coefficient stability index (SWCSI) to be employed as the match count x in steps e) and f) by: 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining the scale threshold of each scale as a percentage of the absolute maximum median wavelet transform coefficient magnitude in the scale. 21. In an implantable medical device that provisionally detects a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia of the heart of a patient as a function of measured time intervals between sensed events in a cardiac signal, a system of improving the specificity of discriminating between a monomorphic tachyarrhythmia and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia comprising: provisional declaring means for provisionally declaring a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia when at least a first number of the measured time intervals satisfy the polymorphic tachyarrhythmia detection criteria; signal processing means for successively sampling, processing, and temporarily storing the cardiac signals to derive a plurality y of data sets of signal amplitudes; wavelet transform means for successively deriving a plurality y of sets of wavelet transform coefficients from the respective plurality y of data sets of signal amplitudes; comparing means for comparing at least selected ones of the wavelet transform coefficients of each of the y sets of wavelet transform coefficients to determine a match count x of the y sets of wavelet transform coefficients that match one another within at least a predetermined match tolerance; withholding means for withholding the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability suggestive of a monomorphic tachyarrhythmia; and final declaring means for making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphological instability suggestive of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia and the polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the implantable medical device further comprises an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator having the capability of delivering a C/D shock therapy and further comprising: means for delivering a C/D shock therapy when the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is made. 23. The system of claim 22, wherein: the withholding means further comprises: means for establishing a withhold count corresponding to z measured time intervals between sensed events of successive cardiac signals if the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability; and means for decrementing the withhold count each time that a match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphological instability suggestive of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia; and the final declaring means further comprises means responsive to the withhold count for declaring a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia only when the withhold count is decremented to a withhold count less than z. 24. The system of claim 21, wherein: the withholding means further comprises: means for establishing a withhold count corresponding to z measured time intervals between sensed events of successive cardiac signals if the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability; and means for decrementing the withhold count each time that a match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphological instability suggestive of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia; and the final declaring means further comprises means responsive to the withhold count for declaring a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia only when the withhold count is decremented to a withhold count less than z. 25. The system of claim 21, wherein the implantable medical device further comprises an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator having the capability of delivering a C/D shock therapy and delivering an anti-tachycardia therapy and further comprising: means for delivering a C/D shock therapy when the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is made; and means for delivering an anti-tachycardia therapy when the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability suggestive of a monomorphic tachyarrhythmia and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared. 26. The system of claim 21, wherein: the signal processing means further comprises means for framing a sample data set of signal amplitude values as a data frame related to the detection of a feature of interest of the cardiac signal; and the wavelet transform means further comprises wavelet transforming the data frame of signal amplitude values to generate a set of wavelet transform coefficients. 27. The system of claim 21, wherein the comparing means further comprises: means for comparing at least certain wavelet transform coefficients of the most recent set of wavelet transform coefficients among the plurality y of sets of wavelet transform coefficients to at least certain wavelet transform coefficients of the preceding (y-1) sets of wavelet transform coefficients and determining (y-1) match values representing the degree that the compared wavelet coefficients of the most recent set match the wavelet transform coefficients of the (y-1) sets; means for comparing each of the (y-1) match values to a match count threshold; and means for determining the match count x of the (y-1) match values that meet the match count threshold. 28. The system of claim 27, wherein the withholding means further comprises: means for comparing the match count x to a morphologic stability match count threshold; and means for withholding the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x meets the morphologic stability match count threshold. 29. The system of claim 28, wherein the final declaring means comprises means for making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared. 30. The system of claim 27, wherein the final declaring means comprises means for making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared. 31. The system of claim 27, wherein: the withholding means further comprises: means for establishing a withhold count corresponding to z measured time intervals between sensed events of successive cardiac signals if the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability; and means for decrementing the withhold count each time that a match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphological instability suggestive of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia; and the final declaring means further comprises means responsive to the withhold count for declaring a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia only when the withhold count is decremented to a withhold count less than z. 32. The system of claim 21, wherein the comparing means further comprises: means for comparing at least certain wavelet transform coefficients of the most recent set of wavelet transform coefficients to at least certain wavelet transform coefficients of a selected preceding set of wavelet transform coefficients and determining a match value representing the degree that the compared wavelet coefficients of the most recent set match the wavelet transform coefficients of the preceding set; means for accumulating y match values; means for comparing each of the y match values to a match count threshold; and means for determining the match count x of the y match values that meet the match count threshold. 33. The system of claim 32, wherein the withholding means further comprises: means for comparing the match count x to a morphologic stability match count threshold; and means for withholding the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x meets the morphologic stability match count threshold. 34. The system of claim 33, wherein the final declaring means comprises means for making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared. 35. The system of claim 32, wherein the final declaring means comprises means for making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared. 36. The system of claim 32, wherein: the withholding means further comprises: means for establishing a withhold count corresponding to z measured time intervals between sensed events of successive cardiac signals if the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability; and means for decrementing the withhold count each time that a match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphological instability suggestive of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia; and the final declaring means further comprises means responsive to the withhold count for declaring a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia only when the withhold count is decremented to a withhold count less than z. 37. The system of claim 21, wherein the comparing means further comprises: means for determining m median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes from the wavelet transform coefficients in each of (y-1) wavelet transform coefficient data sets preceding, in time, a current wavelet transform coefficient data set having p wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes; means for ordering the set m of the median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes into a plurality of scales; means for comparing the median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes in each scale to a scale threshold of the scale to derive a subset of median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes mi that meet the scale thresholds; means for determining a subset of current wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes pi each corresponding in wavelet number to the wavelet numbers of the subset of median wavelet transform coefficient magnitudes mi; and means for deriving a selective wavelet coefficient stability index (SWCSI) to be employed as the match count x by: 38. The system of claim 37, further comprising means for determining the scale threshold of each scale as a percentage of the maximum median wavelet transform coefficient magnitude in the scale. 39. The system of claim 37, wherein the withholding means further comprises: means for comparing the match count x to a morphologic stability match count threshold; and means for withholding the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x meets the morphologic stability match count threshold. 40. The system of claim 39, wherein the final declaring means comprises means for making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared. 41. The system of claim 37, wherein the final declaring means comprises means for making the final declaration of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia if the match count x does not meet the morphologic stability match count threshold and a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia is provisionally declared. 42. The system of claim 37, wherein: the withholding means further comprises: means for establishing a withhold count corresponding to z measured time intervals between sensed events of successive cardiac signals if the match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphologic stability; and means for decrementing the withhold count each time that a match count x indicates that the corresponding cardiac signals exhibit morphological instability suggestive of a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia; and the final declaring means further comprises means responsive to the withhold count for declaring a polymorphic tachyarrhythmia only when the withhold count is decremented to a withhold count less than z.
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