Systems and methods for treating cardiac arrhythmias

Abstract

Systems and methods for coordinating treatment of abnormal heart activity using multiple implanted devices. In one example, a method of operating a medical system may comprise determining, by a first one of a plurality of implantable medical devices, a presence of an arrhythmia, wherein the first one of a plurality of implantable medical devices uses a first discrimination method to determine the presence of an arrhythmia, determining, by a second one of the plurality of implantable medical devices, a presence of an arrhythmia, wherein the second one of a plurality of implantable medical devices uses a second discrimination method to determine the presence of an arrhythmia, and communicating, by the first one of the plurality of implantable medical devices to a second one of the plurality of implantable medical devices, a message that is indicative of a detected arrhythmia by the first one of a plurality of implantable medical devices.

Description

[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 62 / 016,918, filed June 25, 2014. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14 / 592,723, filed January 8, 2015, entitled "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CARDIACARRHYTHMIAS," which claims the U.S. Provisional The benefit of Application No. 61 / 926,068, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates generally to systems, devices, and methods for detecting cardiac arrhythmias, and more particularly to device systems, methods, and devices for detecting and identifying cardiac arrhythmias. Background technique [0004] Pacing devices may be used to treat patients suffering from various heart conditions that may result in a reduced ability of the heart to deliver adequate volumes of blood to the patient's body. These heart conditions may result ...

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