Method for detecting, diagnosing, and treating cardiovascular disease

A method of treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient, comprising:

• generating a sensor signal indicative of a fluid pressure within the heart;
• delivering an electrical stimulus to a location in the heart, said electrical stimulus delivered based at least in part on said sensor signal;
• providing a processor output indicative of a treatment, wherein said processor output is based at least in part on the sensor signal;
• and
• providing at least two treatment signals to said medical patient,
• wherein the at least two treatment signals are distinguishable from one another by the patient;
• and
• wherein the at least two treatment signals are based at least in part on said processor output.

A method of treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient, comprising:

• generating a sensor signal indicative of a fluid pressure within a left atrium of a heart;
• transmitting said sensor signal using an internal telemetry apparatus to an external telemetry device;
• providing said sensor signal from said external telemetry device to a signal processor;
• processing said sensor signal to generate a treatment signal;
• and
• communicating said treatment signal to said medical patient by providing at least two signals to said medical patient.

A method of determining fluid pressure within the left atrium of a medical patient's heart, comprising:

• obtaining a sensor signal from said one or more implanted sensors in a medical patient by telemetry through the patient's skin;
• obtaining the atmospheric pressure;
• and
• determining an adjusted pressure signal based at least in part upon the sensor signal and the obtained atmospheric pressure, wherein the adjusted pressure signal substantially indicates the fluid pressure within the left atrium of the heart relative to the atmospheric pressure.

A method of treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient, comprising:

• generating a first sensor signal indicative of a fluid pressure within a left atrium of a heart;
• generating a second signal indicative of a physiological parameter;
• delivering an electrical stimulus to the patient, said electrical stimulus delivered based at least in part on said first sensor signal;
• generating a processor output indicative of a treatment to a signaling device, wherein said processor output is based at least in part on the first sensor signal;
• and
• providing at least two treatment signals to said medical patient,
• wherein each treatment signal is distinguishable from one another by the patient;
• wherein each treatment signals is indicative of a therapeutic treatment;
• and
• wherein each treatment signal is based at least in part on said processor output.

A method of treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient, comprising:

• generating a sensor signal indicative of a fluid pressure within a heart;
• delivering an electrical pulse to the patient, said delivering based at least in part on the sensor signal;
• providing a processor output to a signaling device, wherein the processor output is indicative of a therapeutic treatment, and wherein the processor output is based at least in part on the sensor signal;
• providing a treatment signal to the medical patient, wherein the treatment signal is based at least in part on the processor output.

A method for treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient, the method comprising:

• generating a pressure signal indicative of a fluid pressure within a heart;
• controlling the delivery of an electrical pulse from a pacemaker to the heart, wherein said controlling is based at least in part on said pressure signal;
• communicating said pressure signal to a patient signaling apparatus located at least partially external to the medical patient;
• processing said pressure signal with the patient signaling apparatus to determine a processor output indicative of a therapeutic treatment, said therapeutic treatment based at least in part on the fluid pressure within the heart;
• and
• signaling the patient with the processor output.

A method for treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient, the method comprising:

• generating a pressure signal indicative of a fluid pressure within a heart;
• communicating said pressure signal to location outside of said medical patient;
• generating a processor output indicative of a therapeutic treatment, said processor output based at least in part on the pressure signal;
• and
• communicating the processor output to the medical patient.

A method for treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient, the method comprising:

• generating a sensor signal indicative of a fluid pressure within the left atrium of a heart;
• communicating said sensor signal to an external telemetry apparatus;
• generating a processor output indicative of an appropriate therapeutic treatment based at least in part on the sensor signal;
• and
• signaling a patient with a patient signaling device operable to generate at least two treatment signals distinguishable from one another by the patient, each treatment signal indicative of a therapeutic treatment, wherein each treatment signal is based at least in part on the processor output.