PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure a correct heart rate even during stimulating the pneumogastric nerve and surely perform a cardiac therapy including stimulation to the pneumogastric nerve by precisely acquiring the state of the heart.SOLUTION: This cardiac therapy apparatus 1 is provided with: an electrocardiographic signal detection section 3 for detecting an electrocardiographic signal via electrodes 2 for a living body disposed inside or outside the heart A an analysis section 4 for analyzing the state of the heart A based on the electrocardiographic signal detected by the electrocardiographic signal detection section 3 a pneumogastric nerve stimulation section 5 outputting electric pulses for electrically stimulating the pneumogastric nerve B according to the analysis result by the analysis section 4 and a wraparound prevention means 7 for preventing the wraparound of the electric pulses output from the pneumogastric nerve stimulation section 5 with the electrocardiographic signal detection section 3.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】迷走神経の刺激中においても正しい心拍数を計測することを可能とし、心臓の状態を正確に把握して、迷走神経刺激を含む心臓の治療をより確実に行う。【解決手段】心臓A内部または心臓A外部に配置された生体用電極2を介して心電信号を検出する心電信号検出部3と、該心電信号検出部3により検出された心電信号に基づいて心臓Aの状態を解析する解析部4と、該解析部4による解析結果に応じて迷走神経Bを電気的に刺激する電気パルスを出力する迷走神経刺激部5と、該迷走神経刺激部5から出力された電気パルスの心電信号検出部3への回り込みを防止する回り込み防止手段7とを備える心臓用治療装置1を提供する。【選択図】 図1
