Methods and devices are disclosed for employing mechanical measurements to
synchronize contractions of ventricular wall locations. Accelerometers
that may be placed within electrode leads are positioned at ventricular
wall locations, such as the left ventricle free wall, right ventricle
free wall, and the anterior wall/septum wall. The accelerometers produce
signals in response to the motion of the ventricular wall locations. A
processor may then compare the signals to determine a difference in the
synchronization of the ventricular wall location contractions. The
difference in synchronization can be determined in various ways such as
computing a phase difference and/or amplitude difference between the
accelerometer signals. One or more stimulation pulses may be provided per
cardiac cycle to resynchronize the contractions as measured by the
accelerometers to thereby constantly and automatically optimize the
cardiac resynchronization therapy.