ELECTRICAL MUSCLE CONTROLLER
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1. A method of cardiac reshaping, comprising:
- determining a desired target change in distribution of muscle mass in the heart; and
applying one or more non-excitatory electric fields to the heart such that said distribution is changed, at least in part, thereby.
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Abstract
A method of modifying the force of contraction of at least a portion of a heart chamber, including providing a subject having a heart, comprising at least a portion having an activation, and applying a non-excitatory electric field having a given duration, at a delay after the activation, to the portion, which causes the force of contraction to be increased by a least 5%.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of cardiac reshaping, comprising:
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determining a desired target change in distribution of muscle mass in the heart; and applying one or more non-excitatory electric fields to the heart such that said distribution is changed, at least in part, thereby. - 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, 27)
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