Techniques are provided for detecting and evaluating ventricular
dyssynchrony based on morphological features of the T-wave and for
controlling therapy in response thereto. For example, the number of peaks
in the T-wave, the area under the peaks, the number of points of
inflection, and the slope of the T-wave can be used to detect ventricular
dyssynchrony and evaluate its severity. As ventricular dyssynchrony often
arises due to heart failure, the degree of dyssynchrony may also be used
as a proxy for tracking the progression of heart failure. Pacing therapy
is automatically and adaptively adjusted based on the degree of
ventricular dyssynchrony so as to reduce the dyssynchrony and thereby
improve cardiac function.