Device and method for treating ischemic heart disease
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1. A method of affecting blood flow in coronary vessels, comprising:
- (a) transvascularly guiding a catheter to a coronary sinus; and
(b) narrowing a cross-sectional dimension of a flow lumen of said coronary sinus using said catheter.
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Abstract
A narrowing intraluminal stent is disclosed and comprises a hollow body and a flow passage therethrough, the hollow body designed for intraluminal placement and having at least one portion of an inner cross sectional dimension smaller than the cross sectional dimension of the lumen, so as to artificially narrow a passage through the body lumen. A method of artificially narrowing a passage through a body lumen using the stent is also disclosed.
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1. A method of affecting blood flow in coronary vessels, comprising:
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(a) transvascularly guiding a catheter to a coronary sinus; and
(b) narrowing a cross-sectional dimension of a flow lumen of said coronary sinus using said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of improving perfusion of a tissue, comprising:
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(a) identifying a tissue having a deficient degree of blood flow there through; and
(b) transvascularly narrowing a cross-sectional diameter of a vessel carrying blood from said tissue. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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