An implantable cardiac device is configured and programmed to assess a patient's cardiopulmonary function by evaluating the patient's heart rate response. Such evaluation may be performed by computing a heart rate response slope, defined as the ratio of an incremental change in intrinsic heart rate to...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7869877?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7869877 - Cardiopulmonary functional status assessment via heart rate response detection by implantable cardiac device
Cardiopulmonary functional status assessment via heart rate response ...