MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA THROUGH CLASSIFICATION BASED ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY

摘要

A medical device (60) for detecting an atrial tachyarrhythmia comprises a processor configured to determine RR intervals between successive R-waves of a cardiac electrical signal and to determine classification factors from the R-waves identified over a predetermined time period by determining at least a first classification factor correlated to variability of the RR intervals and a second classification factor indicating a presence of a ventricular tachyarrhythmia. The processor is configured to classify the cardiac electrical signal of the predetermined time period as unclassified, atrial tachyarrhythmia or non-atrial tachyarrhythmia based on a comparison of the determined classification factors to classification criteria.