Title :
Rate adaptive pacemakers: a biomedical challenge
Author :
Schaldach, Max ; Khassanov, Ildar
Author_Institution :
Zentrum fur Biomed. Tech., Friedrich-Alexander-Univ., Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
Optimal rate-adaptive pacemaker systems have been developed on the basis of intracardiac impedance measurements in which the autonomic nervous system information as measured by ventricular inotropic parameter is used as the regulatory signal. The complex analog and digital functions assembled using very large scale integration technology has led to broad clinical applications supporting a wide range of pacing therapies
Keywords :
VLSI; pacemakers; reviews; analog functions; autonomic nervous system; biomedical challenge; broad clinical applications; digital functions; optimal rate adaptive pacemakers; pacing therapies; regulatory signal; ventricular inotropic parameter; very large scale integration technology; Assembly; Autonomic nervous system; Biomedical measurements; Concrete; Electrodes; Heart rate; Impedance measurement; Medical treatment; Myocardium; Pacemakers; Signal processing algorithms; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.412110
