Title :
ANS monitoring using right ventricular impedance
Author :
Urbaszek, A. ; Polley, R. ; Hutten, H. ; Schaldach, M.
Author_Institution :
Zentralinstitut fur Biomed. Technik, Erlangen-Nurnberg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Intracardiac impedance measurements allow the monitoring of the contractile status of the heart, which depends mainly on the sympathetic drive by the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS-controlled rate-responsive pacemaker, which uses the stimulating electrode at the same time as the measuring electrode, is of special clinical advantage. The clinical evaluation of this pacing system in more than 200 patients confirmed adequate rate adaptation
Keywords :
biocontrol; bioelectric phenomena; electric impedance measurement; neurophysiology; pacemakers; patient monitoring; ANS monitoring; ANS-controlled rate-responsive pacemaker; adequate rate adaptation; autonomic nervous system; clinical evaluation; contractile status; heart; intracardiac impedance measurements; measuring electrode; pacing system; patients; right ventricular impedance; special clinical advantage; stimulating electrode; sympathetic drive; Biomedical measurements; Blood; Control systems; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Fluid flow measurement; Impedance measurement; Monitoring; Pacemakers; Time measurement;
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.1994.415192
