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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARDIAC VASOACTIVE THERAPY

  • US 20080132972A1
  • Filed: 12/05/2006
  • Published: 06/05/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cardiac device, comprising:

  • an implantable housing for containing electronic circuitry;

    a vasoactive stimulation electrode adapted for disposition in proximity to a coronary artery;

    a pulse generator connectable to the vasoactive stimulation electrode for outputting vasoactive stimulation pulses;

    a sensing channel for sensing cardiac electrical activity;

    a controller programmed to operate in a normal mode in which no vasoactive stimulation pulses are delivered or in a vasodilation mode in which vasoactive stimulation pulses are delivered in a manner that causes vasodilation of the coronary artery.

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