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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to systems and methods for conditioning signals obtained from a sensor preferably located in a coronary vessel.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The assessment of cardiac function is a common problem in the evaluation of patients. The gold standard is the measurement of the ejection fraction (EF or LVEF) by echocardiography. The ejection fraction is the amount of blood pumped out of a ventricle during each heart beat. The EF evaluates how well the heart is pumping. The normal value is 65 percent (with a typical range being 50-70 percent). Lower values indicate ventricular dysfunction. The normal left ventricle has an average volume of 100 ml. Each heart beat ejects approximately 70 ml, which results in an EF≈70%. Noninvasive measurement of ejection fraction by echocardiography requires expertise and (expensive) equipment that is not always available. Further the patient must travel to the hospital.
A similar measurement of cardiac contractility, the ability of the myocardial muscle to shorten itself, is of interest to monitor continuously without advanced technical support. Invasive measures of myocardial contractility are performed by left heart catheterization, angiography and radionuclide ventriculography. None of the techniques described above allows for trending when the patient is at home.
It has been known by clinicians that there is a direct relationship between the systolic time intervals (particularly PEP/LVET, i.e., Pre-Ejection Period/Left Ventricular Ejection Time) and the left ventricular ejection fraction. (See, for instance: Hanna L, et al., "Non-invasive ejection fraction monitoring: A comparison of the impedance method to the radionuclide cardiography," Anesth 1989; 69: A308.)
The timing relation PEP/LVET=STR (Systolic Time Ratio) has been found to be inversely related to cardiac contractility. The normal value is 0.35. A higher value indicates impaired contractility. The ratio PEP/LVET was first used by Weissler more than 35 years ago to noninvasively calculate the cardiac ejection fraction (see Garrad C L Jr, Weissler A M, and Dodge H T, "The relationship of systolic time intervals to ejection fraction in patients with cardiac disease." Circulation 1970; 42: 455-462.)
The ejection fraction is determined by the Weissler method as follows:
Capan validated a similar method (Capan L V, Bernstein D P, Patel K P et al. "Measurement of ejection fraction by bioimpedance." Crit Med 1987; 15: 402.)
Ejection fraction is determined by the Capan method as follows:
Tracing of timing parameters in the heart interval provides important clinical measures that otherwise has to done at the hospital. This can be done continuously by an implanted device. Continuous monitoring of cardiac function makes it possible to trace the outcome of given therapies, including implanted devices and drugs. The measured values can also be used to control the device stimulation therapy in a closed loop manner.
One scenario is to transfer the monitored parameters stored in the device to the hospital by Internet. Medical actions can then be taken if the cardiac parameters pass predetermined limits.
It would be of great benefit to the patient to be able to continuously measure the PEP and LVET in the implanted device. Similarly, trending of contractility and EF can be performed by using the relation PEP/LVET. Long time trending of EF is important as the EF value varies in both the short and long terms, from beat to beat, minute to minute, hour to hour, and day to day.
An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for measuring and trending EF and providing the trend information to a clinician non-invasively. A further object is to provide such a system and method that allow trend values to be determined based on short term values.
The above object is achieved in accordance with the present invention by an apparatus and method for measuring ejection fraction in a mammalian heart wherein the opening and closing of a heart valve are detected with an implanted sensor, a pre-ejection period is measured as a function of the detected opening and closing of the heart valve is measured; ventricular ejection time is measured; and an ejection fraction is determined as a function of the measured pre-ejection period and ejection time.
The invention involves measuring pre-ejection period (PEP) and left ventricular ejection time (LVET) to determine the ejection fraction (EF) and to trend the data over time. This provides an advantageous monitoring of a patient's cardiac function in a minimally invasive manner with a minimum of disruption to the patient.
The invention achieves a robust detection of the opening and closing of the aortic valve of a heart chamber by processing the measured raw signal from an implanted sensor. It was found that a robust detection of the opening and closing of the aortic valve can be achieved by analyzing the signal energy (power) in a frequency range much higher than the heart rate. The signal processing of the invention is insensitive to circadian signal morphology changes for a patient. In one embodiment of the invention, the time derivative of the raw signal rather than the raw signal itself is processed as the high frequency parts are enhanced in the time derivative.
A bandpass filter, approx 20-40 Hz, cuts out the (high) frequency range to be further analyzed. Squaring of the bandpass filtered output represents the instantaneous power in the frequency range. Smoothing of the instantaneous power then produces two characteristic peaks in the heart interval. The first peak, occurring within 30-150 ms from the electrical activation, has a larger amplitude then the second peak, occurring around the T-wave (200-500 ms). The first and second peaks can sometimes be split into several peaks. The time location relative to the electrical event constitutes the first or second peak.
The aortic valve opening is defined as the minimum point of the time derivative of the first peak; that is the maximum decrease rate in the signal power. The time difference from electrical activation to the minimum time derivative point gives the PEP. A time window synchronized with the electrical event defines the time interval to search for this minimum. The time derivative of the first peak is sometimes split up into several peaks. The preferred peak is the first minimum peak in a first time window.
The aortic valve closing is defined as the first maximum point of the time derivative of the second peak; that is the maximum increase rate in the signal power. The time difference electrical activation to the time derivative maximum point gives the EMS. A time window synchronized with the electrical event defines the time interval to search for this maximum. The time derivative of the second peak is sometimes split up into several peaks. The preferred peak is the first maximum peak in a second time window.
Knowing PEP and EMS, LVET can be calculated as EMS−PEP. This follows the contractility measure
STR=PEP/LVET; and
EMS=electromechanical systole, which is the interval from the onset of the QRS complex on the electrocardiogram to the aortic component of the second heart sound; it is one of the systolic time intervals (q.v.), encompassing the left ventricular ejection time and the pre-ejection period, and is used to assess left ventricular performance.
One example of such a standard electrode array is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,993,379 B1, issued Jan. 31, 2006, and commonly owned with the present invention. The disclosure of the '379 patent is incorporated herein in its entirety as though set forth in full below. In this embodiment, sensor 104 comprises part of a pacing electrode implanted in a coronary vein. Alternatively, sensor 104 can be separate from a standard electrode array. Sensor 104 is coupled to an input of a sensor interface 106, which generates an output which is a raw unprocessed sensor signal Sig 1. Signal Sig 1 is applied as an input to a signal processing block 108. Signal processing block 108 is described in more detail in
Sensor interface 106 provides signal conditioning to obtain an electrical representation of the sensed mechanical activity. Sensor interface output Sig 1 preferably delivers a stream of sampled digital values. An analog to digital converter in interface 106 converts the measured analog signal to digital signals for further processing. A typical sampling frequency is 100-1000 Hz giving 100-1000 values per second in the data stream (Sig 1). Alternatively, the A/D-converted value may be stored in a data buffer (memory). A buffer containing 10K locations can store 10 s of streamed data at 1 KHz for later processing.
The measurement of electrical events in the heart, for instance a spontaneous R-wave in the right ventricle, is often combined with continuous electrical impedance measurements between different nodes in the electrode system. The already implanted electrodes are used for that so no special electrodes need to be implanted in the patient. An example is to measure the impedance between the tip and ring of an electrode implanted in the right ventricle. This will give a measure of the heart's ability to contract or the blood volume in the right ventricle. Another example is to measure the impedance over the lungs in order to sense the respiration minute volume. The pacemaker housing is often one of the nodes in this case. The last is an example of a metabolic sensor.
The output of signal processing block 108 is a processed sensor signal, Sig 5, which is suitable for detection of the time events aortic valve opening and aortic valve closing. PEP is determined as the time interval between electrical activation and aortic valve opening. EMS is determined as the time interval between electrical activation and aortic valve closing. The ejection time (ET) is the time difference EMS−PEP. The detection of PEP and EMS is defined to occur within two predefined time-windows, TW1 and TW2, within a heart beat, as discussed in more detail below with particular reference to
System 100 also includes a metabolic sensor 110, a posture sensor 112, and a telemetry block 114. Sensor 110 measures the respiration minute volume, which typically increases during physical work and can be used to control the stimulation rate in the pacemaker. Posture sensor 112 (see, for instance, U.S. Pat. No. 6,044,297) further increases the ability of the implantable device to deliver better therapy or diagnostics. It is known that the body position affects, for instance, the impedance morphology.
Sensors 110 and 112 are coupled to pulse generator 102 and can be used together with the heart rate to put constraints on when the measurement of PEP and ET should be performed. For example the measurement can be performed during V00 pacing at 80 PPM when the patient is resting in bed.
A telemetry block 114 handles the data communication with an external device, such as a programmer. Parameter settings for controlling the therapy can be transferred to the implanted device from the programmer. Real time data and stored diagnostics can be transferred from the device to the programmer. Techniques for setting parameters in the implanted device and for transferring data from the device to an external collector are well known to those skilled in the relevant arts.
In one example, input signal Sig 1 is sampled at more than 100 Hz and then is first band pass filtered to cut out the frequency band 20-40 Hz. The resultant signal Sig 2 is then squared. The resulting signal Sig 3 represents the instantaneous power of Sig 2. A smoothing low pass filter is then applied to obtain signal Sig 4 before the gradient is calculated to provide output signal Sig 5.
This signal processing chain allows robust and morphology independent detection of the time events PEP and EMS. It is also understood that modifications of the proposed filter frequencies are allowed. For instance the input zero phase Butterworth filter cut-off can be set to 18 Hz-42 Hz.
Phase #1 uses conventional forward filtering. The unfiltered values A1 to A1000 are filtered by the digital filter resulting in the intermediate values B1 to B1000 (in this order). The order of B1 to B1000 is then reversed before the second time filtering by the same digital filter. The resulting values C1 to C1000 are a zero delayed filtered version of the input vector A1 to A1000. It contains the cut-out frequency range with no time-shift in the signal morphology. Between the two filtering blocks is a non-linear block, a squaring of the sample values. The squaring means that the output signal Sig 3 represents the power of the input signal Sig 2.
Referring to
PEP=T(B)−T(A)=44 ms
LVET=T(C)−T(B)=315 ms
which gives in this case:
EMS=PEP+LVET=359 ms
STR=PEP/LVET=0.14 and >0.35, higher than normal contractility
EF=75% using Capan's formula
IEGM LV—a left side IEGM, showing the electrical activity of the heart.
Sig 1—represents the time derivative of the raw unprocessed sensor signal measured in a left side coronary vein. The signal is heavily corrupted by noise in this case.
Sig 2—the band pass filtered signal.
Sig 3—the instantaneous power of Sig 2.
Sig 4—the smoothed instantaneous power of Sig 2.
Sig 5—the rate of change (time derivative) of the smoothed instantaneous power of Sig 2, input to event detection block 109.
Time events are also marked with lines as follows:
Solid line: Detected QRS.
Dash dot: Opening of the aorta valve obtained by a reference pressure sensor.
Dotted: Closing of the aortic valve obtained by a reference pressure sensor.
It can be seen that the opening and closing of the aortic valve coincide with a large minimum 702 and a lower local maximum 704. The detection windows TW1 and TW2 are marked in the next heart beat.
For example, time window TW1, used for the detection of PEP, starts 10 ms after a detected spontaneous QRS or a delivered stimulation pulse in the ventricle and ends after 250 ms. Time-window TW2, used for the detection of EMS, starts 200 ms after a detected spontaneous QRS or a delivered stimulation pulse in the ventricle and ends after 400 ms. Those fixed time points can also be set as a fraction of the heart beat interval. It is understood that the value of EMS is larger than the PEP value (EMS>PEP) for acceptance.
The function of event detection block 109 is to find those local extremes.
The measured PEP, EMS and LVET (systolic time intervals, STI) can be used for diagnostic purposes or to control the therapy.
LVET is the left ventricular ejection time.
From the literature:
PLR=PEP/LVET RATIO: (PEP/LVET RATIO=PLR), also known as STR (SYSTOLIC TIME RATIO)
PEP=Pre-ejection time
LVET=Left Ventricular Ejection Time
PEP/LVET RATIO is the ratio that expresses contractility in an inverse fashion. Thus the PEP to LVET ratio increases in magnitude as contractility diminishes. (Normal value for humans is about 0.35.)
PLR is inversely proportional to contractility.
Weissler et al derived the index (PEP/LVET) which was less heart rate dependent as a measure of LV systolic function:
Ejection Fraction from timing relation:
EF=1.125−1.25*(PEP/LVET), (from Garrad C L, Weissler A M, Dodge H T. Circulation 1970; 42: 455-462.) Formula 1
EF=0.84−0.64*(PEP/LVET), (from Capan L V, Bernstein D P, Patel K P et al. Crit Med 1987; 15: 402) Formula 2
It can be observed that the general expression is
EF=A−B*(PEP/LVET), where A and B are two positive constants.
Although modifications and changes may be suggested by those skilled in the art, it is the intention of the inventors to embody within the patent warranted hereon all changes and modifications as reasonably and properly come within the scope of their contribution to the art.
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CONYERS - The Salem Lady Seminoles remain perfect in Area 8-AAAA play after a 10-0 win over Winder-Barrow, while the boys got back to .500 in the area with their 3-0 win Tuesday.Senior Brittany Beaumont led the Lady Seminoles' scoring with three goals, followed by junior midfielder Taylor Gates (two goals and three assists), junior Brittany Whitson (one goal on a penalty kick and two assists), senior Shelby Boggus (two goals), with Jordan Young and Emily Boggus scoring one time each. This marks the third mercy-rule victory for the Class AAAA No. 4 Lady Seminoles (12-3, 8-0) in the area. In the boys game, Salem walked away with an area victory, winning 3-0 over the Winder-Barrow Bulldoggs. The win brings the boys to 7-7-0 overall and 4-4 in the area. Scoring the first and third goals of the evening was junior Kwazi Yankee off an assist from two other juniors, Robert Williams and Jordan Reed. The second goal was scored by junior Naveed Khan off an assist by senior Jacob Young. Rockdale tennis splits with Salem CONYERS - The Bulldogs improved their standing in the region with a 3-2 win over Salem, while it was the Lady Seminoles claiming victory in their 4-1 win over Rockdale on Monday. Winning for the boys in singles competition for Rockdale were Shoman Kasbekar (6-0, 6-2 over Shon Bolen), Pathy Kunthy (6-7 (10-12), 7-5, 7-6 (14-12) over Logan Gunzenhouser) and Jasen Lauritsen (6-1, 6-0 over Bo Bateman). Salem took both doubles matches with Blake Hullett and Sam Middlebrooks beating Jacob Dollar and Michael Taylor (6-3, 4-6, 6-0) at No. 1 before Justin Massey and Joseph Webb defeated Kevin Lin and Tommy Schimmel (6-2, 7-6 (10-4)) at No. 2. The other four victories for Salem were provided by Kinsley Black (6-0, 6-0 over MeQuilla Franklin) at No. 1 girls singles, Tyler Upchurch (6-2, 6-3 over Rachael Ceciliani) at No. 3 girls singles, Kerrie Grunnet and Randi Estes (6-1, 6-2 over Sammy Girardot and Mei Lin) at No. 1 doubles and Abby Brandenburg and Jennifer Hall (7-5, 6-7, 7-6 (12-10) over Zuri Eshun and Keeyah Byrd) at No. 2 girls doubles. Winning Rockdale's only girls match was Anna Grace Slifko at No. 2 singles with a 7-5, 6-2 won over Ammarah Muhmud. Bulldogs soccer gets two wins CONYERS - After going 0-9 to start the season, the Rockdale Bulldogs won two of their three games earlier in the week. The Bulldogs claimed Area 8-AAAA wins over Monroe Area (5-0) and Cedar Shoals (3-2 on PKs) while losing to Heritage (5-1). At Monroe Area, Efrain Martinez scored the first two goals, Brandon Story had an assist for the first one, with Joaquin Munoz scoring the final goal unassisted. Keeping Monroe Area without a goal was Rockdale keeper Orlando Duggan with three saves. After losing to Heritage, Rockdale improved its record to 2-10 after beating Cedar Shoals in the shootout. Munoz and Story scored in regulation as Duggan recorded nine saves. Finding the back of the net in the shootout were Story, Ivany Cobos, Geovanni Gonzalez, Ken Shinmura, Kevin Brawley and Mauricio Reyes. Duggan had one save in the shootout.
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A Jesuit brother has been awarded the Carl Sagan Medal for 2014 for his radio shows and public lectures on astronomy which helped generate interest in scientific inquiry among the general public.
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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The American Astronomical Society's (AAS) Division for Planetary Sciences chose Brother Guy Consolmagno for "outstanding communication by an active planetary scientists."
Consolmagno was honored because he "occupies a unique position within our profession as a credible spokesperson for scientific honesty within the context of religious belief," the Society of Jesus' website posted.
"As a Jesuit Brother, Guy has become the voice of the juxtaposition of planetary science and astronomy with Christian belief, a rational spokesperson who can convey exceptionally well how religion and science can co-exist for believers," said an AAS release.
Consolmagno is renown for his "Turn Left At Orion," and his BBC radio show "A Brief History of the End of Everything," as well as numerous public lectures which help convey the excitement of scientific inquiry to the general public. In 2014, he was chosen to deliver the commencement address at Georgetown University.
He believes that Catholic scientists should not hesitate to share their love of science with their communities. "Show them that our religion does not tell us what 'facts' we can believe, but rather our religion gives us the reason why we go looking to try to understand those facts," he said.
Consolmagno believes most of the credit for his success lies with his Jesuit background "I can concentrate on communicating my passion for my science and let my collar do the rest of the talking for me. It has been one of the greatest blessings of my vocation," he was quoted by the Catholic Sun as saying.
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Valuing the Implementation of Financial Literacy Education
Davis, Kimberlee, Durband, Dorothy Bagwell, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning
Placing a monetary value on education is a complex task. A more difficult task is to determine at what monetary level individuals will support educational improvements. The contingent valuation method was used to estimate the value of the implementation of financial literacy education in Texas public schools. A Web-based survey was administered to 279 Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA) members. Respondents reported being willing to pay additional property taxes for implementation of financial literacy education. Additional gambling venues and state sales tax proved to be acceptable revenue sources for added educational funding, whereas a state income tax proved to be the least preferred revenue source.
Key Words: contingent valuation, financial education, financial literacy
Introduction and Background
Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, identified financial education programs at the elementary and secondary school levels as necessary resources for consumers to achieve financial literacy. In a speech presented during an annual meeting of the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy (Jump$tart), Greenspan stated that an understanding of financial issues is critical to the successful management of personal finances and instrumental in giving consumers the tools to make educated choices about financial products. He pointed out that such knowledge was necessary to enable consumers to protect themselves from abuses stemming from fraud and other illegal practices (Jump$tart, 2003). Ben Bernanke, current Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, stated that improving financial education is vital to the future of our economy and pronounced that "financially literate consumers make the financial marketplace work better, and they are better-informed citizens" (Bernanke, 2006).
In 1997, Bernheim, Garrett, and Maki documented that financial education mandates had a positive effect on personal financial management. For instance, they reported that asset accumulation amounts increased up to 1.5% later in life for those who received high school instruction in personal finance compared to those who did not receive instruction. Despite this important finding, a national survey of financial literacy among high school seniors conducted every other year since 1997 revealed only slight increases in already low scores in financial literacy (Jump$tart, 2004, 2006). One plausible explanation for these low scores may be American high schools' increased focus on high stakes testing as mandated by the national education legislation known as "No Child Left Behind" and college preparation. Courses with practical daily applications, such as financial literacy, have received less emphasis.
The lack of attention to financial literacy education in public high schools has an impact on consumers' ability to make sound financial decisions about present and future personal needs. Yet, measuring the benefits and costs of implementing new secondary courses to the core curriculum can be difficult. A technique of economic analysis called the contingent valuation method (Mitchell & Carson, 1989) has helped researchers obtain estimates of economic value of intangible, nonmarket goods or services. In this paper, the contingent valuation method is used to establish an estimate of the economic value placed on the implementation of the financial literacy educational curriculum in Texas public schools. This is the first known attempt to value financial literacy education using this method.
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Status of Financial Literacy Education
In recent years, the Congress, State legislatures, and several governors have addressed the importance of financial education in public schools. As a result, financial education during high school is required by a number of states, including Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia (H. …


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Screw Miley Cyrus. Jeezy & Rick Ross Dropped New Songs Today
Both the Snowman and the Wingstop Man will drop something before the day is done.


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The Journey – Jake DeBrusk
- Category: The Journey
- Written by Zach Hopkins
A look into the fantasy potential for sniper Jake DeBrusk ...
Montreal Canadiens Sign Alex Semin
- Category: Fantasy Take - Latest NHL Moves
- Written by Mike Clifford
The Montreal Canadiens have signed winger Alex Semin to a one-year contract.
Frozen Forensics: Jordan Eberle
- Category: Frozen Pool Forensics
- Written by Derek Gibson
Jordan Eberle has top-3 right wing potential in fantasy hockey next season.
Leafs Hire Lou Lamoriello as General Manager
- Category: Fantasy Take - Latest NHL Moves
- Written by Mike Clifford
The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Lou Lamoriello to be their new general manager.
Top 100 Goalies
- Category: Hockey Rankings
- Written by Dobber
Top 100 NHL Goalies to own in a keeper league - July edition