A tachycardia eliminating apparatus, stimulating the respiratory system

摘要

A tachycardia eliminating apparatus (1), comprising heart beat detecting means (2) for detecting heart beats in an input heart activity signal (HAS) and being devised to deliver an output heart beat signal indicating each detected heart beat; tachycardia detecting means (4) coupled to the output of the heart beat detecting means (2) and being devised to generate a tachycardia indication signal in response to a detected tachycardia status of a heart as reflected in the heart beat signal; and respiratory system stimulating means (6) coupled to the output of the tachycardia detecting means (4) and being devised to generate an output respiratory system stimulation signal (RSS) for stimulating a respiratory system to achieve a stimulated breathing rate, where the ratio of the detected heart beat rate to the stimulated breathing rate corresponds to a predetermined value.