Method for non-invasive heart treatment
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1. A method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient, the method comprising:
- directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions in the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation.
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Abstract
The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein.
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1. A method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient, the method comprising:
directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions in the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient, the method comprising:
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directing a series of radiation beams from outside the patient and from different angles toward a target treatment region in the heart;
dynamically registering the radiation beams with the treatment region;
the irradiation of the target treatment region effecting isolation of a first pulmonary vein so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation.
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