Method and apparatus for automatically programming CRT devices

An apparatus for programming implantable medical device comprising:

• equipment that monitors several programming parameters;
• a calculator that selects an optimal parameter from said programming parameter and generates an operational parameter for said implantable medical device based on said optimal parameter, wherein said programming parameters depend on one of strain or velocity.

An apparatus for programming implantable medical device comprising:

• equipment that monitors several programming parameters;
• a calculator that selects an optimal parameter from said programming parameter and generates an operational parameter for said implantable medical device based on said optimal parameter, wherein said programming parameters are based on Doppler ultrasound quantification of velocity of multiple pre-selected myocardial regions during a cardiac cycle.

An implantable medical device comprising:

• equipment that monitors a programming parameter;
• and
• a calculator that selects an optimal value for said programming parameter and uses said optimal value to generate an operational parameter, said operational parameter defining the normal mode of operation of said implantable medical device, wherein said equipment monitors an anisotropic myocardial deformation parameter and a cardiac performance parameter and said calculator selects the optimal value on both said anisotropic myocardial deformation and cardiac performance parameters.