Management of patients with multiple diseases

Abstract

Systems and methods for monitoring patients with various chronic diseases are described. The system may include a health status monitor that receives diagnostic data including sensed physiological signals from a patient. The system can generate at least a first indication of the patient's risk of developing a first disease and a second indication of the patient's risk of developing a second, different disease. The system can detect first and second diseases from the physiological signal and generate a composite health status indicator using the detection of the first and second diseases and the first and second risk indicators. An alert of deteriorating health status may be generated if the composite detection score exceeds an alert threshold.

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[0001] priority statement [0002] This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62 / 317,003, filed April 1, 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] This document relates generally to medical devices, and more specifically, to systems and methods for monitoring patients with medical devices. Background technique [0004] Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the leading cause of death in the United States. CHF occurs when the heart cannot adequately supply enough blood to maintain a healthy physiological state. CHF can be treated by drug therapy or by implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as to provide cardiac electrical stimulation therapy, including resynchronization therapy (CRT) to correct cardiac dyssynchrony within or between ventricles. [0005] Patients with CHF can present with various comorbidities, including chronic obstructive pulmonary di...

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In addition, some CHF patients may be at higher risk than other CHF patients who develop certain comorbidities

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